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Get your COVID vaccine & daiquiri in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Plus, anger and fury over free Krispy Kreme donuts. Mar 25, 2021

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You've probably seen the posts on social media from your loved ones, getting their COVID vaccinations or flashing their vaccine cards. Then you pause for a second and wonder how they were eligible to get vaccinated. And you're pretty sure that person cut the vaccine line. Those who did cut the line have set off some pretty heated debates among those closest to them. Carmel Shachar is executive director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard Law School.

It took a while to get here. But after several missteps, some supply and organizational problems and lots of frustrations, California is just about ready to offer up COVID vaccinations to every adult who wants one. Catherine Flores-Martin is the executive director of the California Immunization Coalition and a member of the California COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee.

Two things you've likely been missing over these last few months: vacations and vaccinations. You can head down to the U.S. Virgin Islands, which have a very healthy supply of COVID vaccine doses. Angela East is the coordinator and director of the COVID vaccine program at Plessen Healthcare on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Krispy Kreme offered up what certainly seemed like a well-intentioned and delicious incentive: bring in proof of receiving a COVID vaccine, and we'll give you a free glazed donut. But the offer set off a sometimes bitter debate among physicians and scientists over using an unhealthy treat to incentivize the healthy act of vaccination. Dr. Uche Blackstock is an emergency medicine physician and the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equality. She's also a medical contributor to Yahoo News.

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Study confirms good news for vaccines. Plus, Europeans channel their inner Americans protesting lockdowns Mar 24, 2021

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A new study finds COVID infections are rare in those who are fully vaccinated.

People in Europe push back against COVID lockdowns and one government listened.

Older people who are fully vaccinated are loving life and living it to the fullest now.

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Is the U.S. headed for a 4th surge? Plus, aspirin might keep you out of the hospital with COVID. Mar 23, 2021

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Is the U.S. headed for an "avoidable" surge? Cases are on the rise in more than half of the states.

Can aspirin keep people sick with COVID out of the hospital?

AstraZeneca is basically accused of fudging its vaccine data here in the U.S.

More and more people are traveling again.

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Want a ticket to the ball game? Show your vaccine card. Plus, will the U.S. approve the AstraZeneca vaccine? Mar 22, 2021

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Madison Square Garden will require proof of vaccination to get into Knicks and Rangers games.

AstraZeneca says its vaccine is 100% effective at preventing serious disease so when will it be approved in the U.S.?

Where's the massive surge of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses?

Will white Republican men prevent herd immunity?

Illinois finds a creative way to help businesses beat capacity restrictions while keeping workers and customers on the safer side.

What changes to the shopping experience will remain permanent after the pandemic?

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CDC: 3-feet is better than 6-feet for schools. Plus, Oscars nominees told to show-up and ditch Zoom. Mar 19, 2021

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The CDC issues new social distancing recommendations for kids at school. Three feet is ok.

The Oscars are hoping to avoid Zoom.

Dentists are starting to see an increase of patients following a rough year.

Will the stimulus money hitting bank accounts give the economy a big boost?

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COVID-19 reinfections are rare unless you're older. Plus, Israel experiments with vaccine passports. Mar 18, 2021

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A new study shows COVID re-infections are more on the rare side but less so if you're older.

The California variant of the virus is now becoming the dominant strain here. Should we worry?

Israel is now out with what are basically vaccine passports. They're called Green Passes. They let people go places where others gather like gyms and concerts. We get into the ethical questions that arise with vaccine passports.

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COVID vaccine in pregnant women may protect babies. Plus, new airlines are launching when many people are still not flying. Mar 18, 2021

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Doctors in Israel have found when pregnant women get COVID shots, their babies are born with ready-made COVID-fighting antibodies. The researchers believe that the find vindicates health officials’ call to pregnant women to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. Dr. Sherry Ross is an OB/GYN and Women’s Health Expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica.

Mainland Europe is getting hit hard again by the coronavirus. Cases are going up and Italy is entering a third lockdown. Bloomberg reporter Marco Bertacche joins from Milan, Italy.

Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure will open back up on April 30th. It was just about a year ago they closed because of the pandemic. There will be changes, social distancing and masks required. How safe will the Happiest Place on Earth be? Dr. Doctor Peter Chin-Hong is an infectious disease specialist at UC San Francisco.

The airline industry took a beating in 2020. Countries closed their borders and many people didn't want to take the chance of flying and getting sick with COVID. But, undeterred by the pandemic, two new airlines are launching. Joe Brancatelli, the founder and editor of the business traveler advisory site JoeSentMe.com, explains.

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Should babies and other kids get a vaccine shot? Plus, how do COVID variants get created? Mar 16, 2021

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Moderna is now testing its vaccine on kids.

The COVID variants might start in people with compromised immune systems.

Church leaders are leading their congregations toward vaccine shots.

The mayor of Miami Beach is worried about rowdy Spring Break partiers and super spreader events.

Airlines are seeing more passengers but not always the kind they actually want.

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COVID-19 down in the U.S. but up in Europe. Plus, fear of needles might poke vaccination efforts. Mar 15, 2021

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Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still in the decline in the U.S. but is it premature to get excited?

Could Spring Break derail progress?

Europe is seeing another surge. Are variants to blame?

A new study finds young kids don't need to stay six feet apart.

Fear of needles might prevent lots of people from getting a vaccine shot.

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California's governor on Texas: Spiking the ball too early. Plus, why are millions of vaccine doses collecting dust in a warehouse? Mar 12, 2021

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Millions of AstraZeneca doses are sitting in a warehouse in Ohio. Will the U.S. ever bother to use them?

California Governor Gavin Newsom talks vaccines and easing COVID restrictions.

The $1.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package is now law. Most Americans are getting money and there's a lot more to help the country recover economically from the pandemic.

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