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Drivers with an appointment enter a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday. One of the largest vaccination sites in the country, it was temporarily shut down Saturday afternoon because of protesters, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is leading a group of Republican senators who have written to President Biden with a request to detail a COVID-19 rescue counterproposal. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Israelis receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical professionals at a vaccination center set up on a mall parking lot in Givataim, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, on Jan. 20. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption

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Vaccines For Data: Israel's Pfizer Deal Drives Quick Rollout — And Privacy Worries

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Saturday

Masked travelers head through the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Dec. 31. Starting Feb. 1, travelers will be required to wear face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Salisbury Cathedral, in Salisbury, England. Matt Cardy/Getty Images hide caption

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Salisbury Cathedral Organ Plays Majestic Music During Vaccinations

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With the sun setting off the coast of northern Honduras, Ella Guity watches her daughters, Jirian and Eleny, swim in the warm Caribbean waters of the village of Rio Esteban, home to a group with African and indigenous roots known as the Garifuna. Ella had left years earlier for life in the big city, but the pandemic led her back home. Tomas Ayuso for NPR hide caption

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Angel Flores (right), founder and lead pastor of Mosaic Church, delivers the message during the Spanish worship service. Stephanie Daniel/KUNC hide caption

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'Manage The Best We Can': Latino Church Adapts To New COVID-19 Reality

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Friday

Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting Covid, speaks to reporters before the start of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Jan. 8. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption

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The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, pictured in December, is 66% effective at preventing moderate and severe disease. But Dr. Paul Stoffels of Johnson & Johnson says what matters more is preventing hospitalizations and deaths, which it did completely. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption

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Johnson & Johnson Executive Says Vaccine Works Where It Counts: Preventing Deaths

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A restaurant closed for indoor dining on Dec. 15, 2020, New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said restaurants could seat customers indoors for dining on Valentines Day if coronavirus cases continue to decline. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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A Boston EMS ambulance crew wheels in a patient to MGH from their ambulance in Boston on April 8, 2020. Hospitals brace for a surge in patients. Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption

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The Khaliq Dina Hall and Library building in Karachi, Pakistan, has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination center. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters hide caption

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Pakistan's Vaccine Worries: Rich People And Conspiracy Theorists

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