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WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By News Desk and Associated Press

The White House COVID task force will hold a news briefing Friday as the U.S. endures a fourth wave of virus infections.

100,000 more COVID deaths expected unless U.S. changes its ways

By Carla K. Johnson, Nicky Forster, Associated Press

But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. Experts agree: What the coronavirus has in store this fall depends on human behavior.

Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

By Matthew Brown, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press

Government programs to alert the public when smoke pollution becomes unhealthy rely on about 950 permanent monitoring stations and dozens of mobile units that can be deployed around major fires.

Japan suspends 1.63 million doses of Moderna over contamination found in unused vials

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The health ministry said the contamination was reported at multiple vaccination sites.

Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids

By Sudhin Thanawala, Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for hospitalized coronavirus patients. The two states on Wednesday reported the most COVID-19 patients in their hospitals since the pandemic began.

New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally

By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day's end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized…

Black men trust their barbers. A Madison barbershop is using that to improve their health

By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television

he medical community often faces a challenge of reaching Black men for care. Oftentimes it’s due to lack of equal access, poverty, and medical mistrust. Marisa Wojcik of PBS Wisconsin looks at an innovative approach to improve Black mens’ health…

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AP-NORC poll finds school mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S.

By Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say masks and vaccines should be required in schools.

WATCH: Biden hails Pfizer’s full approval by the FDA

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden celebrated the full FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and is urging the unvaccinated to go get their inoculations.

New York City mandates vaccinations for public school teachers and staff

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month.