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SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, shown in red, have heavily infected a cell in this colorized scanning electron micrograph. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. NIAID/NIH/Flickr

A Woman Died Of COVID After Contracting 2 Variants At The Same Time, Researchers Say

Scott Leadingham July 12, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned on Tuesday of the danger from the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Among those not yet vaccinated, Delta may trigger serious illness in more people than other variants do. Susan Walsh/AP

Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts

NPR News June 23, 2021

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The Skagit Valley Chorale in Washington held a rehearsal in early March of 2020 that became a superspreader event for COVID-19. CREDIT: Dicken Bettinger

After Its Superspreader Rehearsal Last Year, A Washington Choir Struggles To Sing Together Again

NWPB News May 31, 2021

A laboratory building at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, is seen on May 13, 2020. CREDIT: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

President Biden Asks U.S. Intel To Push For Stronger Conclusions On The Coronavirus’ Origins

NPR News May 26, 2021

Maryland National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead greets soldiers last week at a mobile vaccine clinic in Wheaton, Md.

Half Of All U.S. Adults Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

NPR News May 25, 2021

Eager seniors filled up all of the first come, first serve slots at a drive-thru COVID vaccination clinic before the first shots were even given on Thursday in Sequim, Washington. CREDIT: Tom Banse/N3

Community Immunity Is In Reach For Some Northwest Cities And Counties, Further Away For Others

Tom Banse May 24, 2021

The CDC's early coronavirus test was poorly designed and it also came with problematic instructions, NPR has learned. CREDIT: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

Early CDC Coronavirus Test Came With Inconsistent Instructions, Cost U.S. Weeks

NPR News May 21, 2021

Darren Ford (left) reacts to the new mask guideline while presenting his vaccine card at Liberty Theatre on May 14 in Camas, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee announced last Thursday that the statewide mask mandate would no longer apply to fully vaccinated adults. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Even With No-Mask Guidance, Some Places Like Washington’s King County Aren’t Ready To Let Go

NPR News May 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly difficult for unpaid caregivers, with many reporting symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. CREDIT: Portra Images via Getty Images

Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It’s Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic

NPR News June 20, 2021

Memorials hang from the front gate of Greenwood Cemetery during an event and procession organized by Naming the Lost Memorials to remember and celebrate the lives of those killed by the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

U.S. Hits 600,000 COVID Deaths, More Than Any Other Country

NPR News June 15, 2021

A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Novavax Inc. said Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study and that it also seems to work — though not as well — against new mutated strains of the virus circulating in that country and South Africa. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Novavax Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Extremely Effective, But Has Yet To Be Approved In U.S.

NPR News June 14, 2021

File photo, Dec. 7, 2015, a worker cleans a display case at the Ganja Goddess Cannabis Store in Seattle. On Monday, June 7, 2021, Washington state officials announced that the state's nearly 500 licensed marijuana retailers could begin hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics and offering a single, free pre-rolled marijuana cigarette to any adult over 21 who receives a shot on-site, but due to federal law and other complications, it's not clear if any of the state's legal pot shops will participate. A current manager at Ganja Goddess said that they would not be participating because they do not have space to host a clinic. CREDIT: Ted S. Warren/AP

Washington’s ‘Joints For Jabs’ COVID Vaccine Program Off To A Rocky Start With Pot Retailers

NWPB News June 10, 2021

In this file photograph, trimmed cannabis flowers are seen at a marijuana production facility in Seattle during 2017. CREDIT: Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut

Washington Marijuana Stores Can Now Offer Free Joint For COVID-19 Vaccine

NWPB News June 8, 2021

Correspondent Anna King has been fighting COVID-19 and it’s after effects for a year now. It’s been a slow journey, like that of this snail she found crossing a walking path near the Columbia River in Richland.

It’s Been A Long Haul: Correspondent Anna King On Her Snail-Slow Recovery 1 Year After COVID-19

Anna King June 2, 2021

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