'It's not our rule. We're just abiding by it.' Statewide mask mandate returns to Washington This week Washingtonians are once again required to wear face masks inside businesses and at indoor gatherings. Governor Jay Inslee made the decision as covid hospitalizations in the state are at an all time high in the coronavirus pandemic. Casey Martin
She's Now A Millionaire Because She Got Vaccinated Michigan resident Christine Duval won $2 million as part of a sweepstakes campaign in the state to encourage people to get vaccinated. Deepa Shivaram
It's Pronounced Koe-mir'-na-tee. How The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine's Name Came To Be Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has been given full approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Along with that approval process is the companies' new brand name for the vaccine: Comirnaty. Jaclyn Diaz
The Pressures Of Kicking For An Icon: Xavier Beitia Reflects On His Field Goal Miss NPR's Jason Fuller talks with Xavier Beitia, former Florida State University kicker and New York Jet, about persevering through his missed field goal kick against the Miami Hurricanes back in 2002. Jason Fuller
People Are More Interested In Mental Health Help Now — But Can't Get What They Need A new survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that the pandemic has made people more open to seeking help for their mental health, but cost and quality of care are obstacles for many. Rhitu Chatterjee
Haiti Is Still In Need Of Medical Personnel And Supplies 1 Week After Earthquake NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rawan Hamadeh of Project HOPE about the medical needs in hospitals in Les Cayes, Haiti, after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the country last Saturday. Alejandra Marquez Janse
Mississippi Is Pleading With People To Stop Using A Livestock Drug To Treat COVID-19 In a state with the nation's second lowest rate of vaccination against the coronavirus, a jump in the number of calls to poison control has prompted warnings about ingesting the drug ivermectin. Wynne Davis
New York City, The Country's Largest School System, Mandates Teacher Vaccinations About 148,000 school employees, and contractors who work in schools, will have to have at least a first dose by Sept. 27. At least 63% of all school employees already have been vaccinated. The Associated Press
FDA Gives Full Approval To Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine FDA gives full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, a highly anticipated move that could give the nation's vaccination campaign a badly needed boost. Rob Stein
WHO Calls For A Delay In Booster Shots To Prioritize Under-Vaccinated Countries WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested that giving out booster shots in countries with high vaccination rates could lead to more dangerous coronavirus variants across the globe. Joe Hernandez