You're Fully Vaccinated! But Do You Need A Booster Shot? It's been six months since the first COVID-19 vaccine was administered in the U.S. But now there are questions about booster shots. Share yours with us and we'll get experts to answer them. Brianna Scott
A New Variant May Be The Cause Of India's COVID-19 Surge As India fights a staggering surge of COVID-19, some scientists suspect a reason for the record-breaking outbreak may be a new variant which spreads faster than any other seen so far. Michaeleen Doucleff
These tribes have not received federal assistance during the pandemic The Indian Health Service has been lauded for the success of its vaccine rollout. But there’s one group of tribes that received no vaccines, no testing supplies and none of the federal relief money that’s gone to Indian Country during the pandemic. Katie Campbell
Nonuplets: Woman From Mali Gives Birth To 9 Babies Doctors were surprised to find nine babies; scans had shown only seven. "The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother are all doing well," Mali's health minister says. Bill Chappell
Pfizer To Vaccinate Olympic Athletes As Japan Mulls Extending Pandemic Restrictions With the Tokyo Games weeks away, the pharmaceutical company and its German partner, BioNTech, have agreed to donate the necessary doses. Scott Neuman
New Zealand Pauses 'Travel Bubble' With Australia Amid Coronavirus Outbreak In Sydney Less than three weeks after launching quarantine-free travel between the two countries, New Zealand is suspending flights from Australia after new cases were found there. Scott Neuman
The Pandemic Didn't Appear To Spur A Baby Boom, Rather A Bust The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary data on Wednesday showing the number of births in the U.S. has dropped to the lowest level since 1979. Yuki Noguchi
U.S. Backs Waiving International Patent Protections For COVID Vaccines President Biden threw his support behind a World Trade Organization proposal that would waive intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines — allowing countries to make their own vaccines. Sydney Lupkin
On The Road, At The Ballpark: Americans Celebrate Vaccinations, Lifting Businesses Newly vaccinated Americans are spending more freely on restaurants, travel and live entertainment. That should give a boost to pandemic-scarred service industries. Scott Horsley
Doctor In India Says His ER Is So Crowded, It's Hard To Walk Through NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Dr. Sumit Ray, a critical care doctor in New Delhi, about the growing COVID-19 crisis in India, and what can be done to get it under control.
