In this Covid hot zone, unvaccinated people fear side effects — or want more answers Covid cases in Walla Walla have come roaring back. It now has one of the highest rates of Covid per capita in the country. This month, it had more daily cases than it did during the worst of last summer’s surge. That’s in part due to low vaccination rates. In Walla Walla County, half the population is unvaccinated. Eilís O'Neill
A New Alzheimer's Drug Comes With Lots Of Questions About How To Use It Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration approved the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, doctors are struggling to figure out who should get the drug and how to use it safely. Jon Hamilton
The Federal Government Is Making HIV Prevention Treatment Free — But There's A Catch The brand-name version of the once-daily pill that is 99% effective at preventing HIV used to cost upwards of $1,800 a month. Federal guidance now makes getting the drug with insurance cheaper. Scott Saloway
Disney Will Begin Requiring Masks Again Indoors At Its Theme Parks In The U.S. With cases of the coronavirus back on the rise in Florida and California, guests two years of age and older at Disney World and Disneyland will again be required to don masks starting on Friday. Scott Neuman
Why wouldn't someone get vaccinated? Washington's Department of Health now says vaccination rates can’t keep up with the virus. Nearly one third of Washingtonians haven't gotten their shot, even though they're eligible. So what's stopping them? Clare McGrane
Biden Is Expected To Announce Steps To Help Counter The Delta Variant On July 4, President Biden celebrated independence from COVID-19. But he's again asking Americans to put on masks, and is talking about requiring vaccinations. What does that mean for him politically? Tamara Keith
Coronavirus Cases At The Tokyo Olympics Continue To Increase Olympic organizers say another 24 Games-related personnel have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past day. Since July 1, 193 people linked to the Games have received positive test results. Mandalit del Barco
Common cancer screening methods are less accurate for Black women. A UW doctor has made it her mission to change that "I want Black women to know that it's okay to want to know what's going on with their body." Paige Browning
The Pentagon Will Require Masks To Be Worn Indoors Even By Those Who Are Vaccinated Reversing a decision made in May that allowed fully vaccinated people to ditch the mask, the Department of Defense will follow the CDC's most recent mask guidance. Josie Fischels
Breakthrough Infections May Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Small Study Suggests Small Israeli study finds one in five fully vaccinated people who got infected developed headaches, muscle pain, fatigue and other symptoms of long COVID for weeks. Rob Stein
