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WATCH: U.S. sees opportunity to share more vaccine overseas

By Associated Press

Blinken said the pandemic won't truly end "at home until it ends worldwide," and he said the United States is the country best positioned to bring governments, businesses and international institutions together to end the pandemic.

Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

The move followed pleas from pediatricians, social workers and the parents of trans youth. The bill was among several targeting transgender people that have easily advanced in Arkansas.

Fathers in Utah to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs

By Associated Press

Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new law unique to the state.

WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team says young people fueling virus uptick

By Associated Press

A top U.S. public health official says young people are driving the latest uptick in COVID-19 cases, as the increasing rate of vaccination in older Americans is preventing the most serious cases among seniors.

Young professionals cut ahead of older Italians for vaccine

By Frances D'Emilio, Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Octogenarians in Tuscany watched in disbelief and indignation as lawyers, magistrates, professors and other younger professionals got vaccinated against COVID-19 before them, despite government pledges of prioritizing Italy’s oldest citizens. Even some of their adult children jumped ahead of them.

After eight months of waiting, American Samoa family reunited at home

By Laura Fong

After nearly a year of shutting down to flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa is beginning to repatriate its residents on flights back home under a strict quarantine protocol. NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong spoke to one of the hundreds…

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Florida governor issues order banning businesses from requiring ‘vaccine passports’

By Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order Friday banning businesses from requiring customers to show proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get service.

The powerful technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

There are lots of different ways to make a vaccine, but the ultimate goal of any shot is to introduce the body to the biological equivalent of a “most wanted” poster so that if the real enemy ever shows up,…

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.