Protection Provided By The Pfizer Vaccine May Might Be Fading, Israeli Officials Say The Pfizer vaccine appears to be waning in terms of preventing any infection or mild disease, but still offers strong protection against severe disease and death, the Israeli Ministry of Health says. Rob Stein
Beware Of 'Shrinkflation,' Inflation's Devious Cousin Products are shrinking. Only some people are noticing. Greg Rosalsky
Johnson Outlines Plan To Lift Nearly All Of England's COVID-19 Restrictions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the United Kingdom will alleviate most restrictions associated with the pandemic by July 19, despite a recent increase in infections. Noel King
England May Be Lifting Nearly All Of Its Coronavirus Restrictions By July 19 Prime Minister Boris Johnson says most remaining restrictions may soon be gone. If the plan moves ahead, it would bring about the closest version of pre-pandemic normalcy in nearly a year-and-a-half. Jason Breslow
Portugal Is Scrambling To Save Vacation Season From New COVID-19 Strains As new COVID-19 strains threaten southern Europe's summer of recovery, tourism-reliant countries are scrambling to save vacation season while adapting their hospitality industries to the uncertainty. Joanna Kakissis
Democrats Sidestep GOP Leaders To Expand Medicaid In Texas Twelve states have not expanded Medicaid. Now some Democrats want to go around state leaders with legislation that would allow local governments to expand Medicaid themselves. Paul Flahive
How To Avoid Tick Bites This Summer NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to professor Lee Ann Sporn of Paul Smith's College in upstate New York about tick-born diseases and how to avoid them this summer.
Ticks Suck. Here's A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites With more ticks carrying disease than ever, here's what you need to know about which ticks to watch out for and what to do if you get bitten. Sheila Eldred
Aussies Stranded Abroad Include Hundreds Of Kids, Folks Short On Cash Pandemic travel regulations are frustrating parents whose children are visiting family in other countries and those who can't afford the cost of a ticket and a two-week hotel quarantine upon return. Diaa Hadid
Life Kit: How To Beat The Heat Amid a record heatwave in parts of the country, NPR's Life Kit brings us so tips to stay safe and cool during this extreme heat.