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(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday the U.S. will donate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, acting as more Americans have been vaccinated and global inequities have become more glaring. Of

The U.S. still hasn’t reached a high enough level of vaccination to achieve “herd immunity” because vaccine demand is falling. While only months ago, it was hard to get an appointment, now vaccines are widely available and people just aren’t

Israel’s leader accuses his rivals of yielding to demands from an Arab coalition partner to relax policies aimed at preventing illegal building by Muslims in the Negev Desert region, a divisive issue in the country.

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Amid India’s COVID surge, regular folks are channeling their time, talents and resources to support their neighbors — and strangers, too. Public health experts say it’s making a real impact. (Image credit: Srabasti Ghosh)

With every person who gets vaccinated, our communities become that much better protected against COVID-19. However, that bubble of protection isn’t being shared across the United States equally—and some of the most vulnerable people are getting left behind, even as