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Pharmacist LaChandra McGowan prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic operated by DePaul Community Health in New Orleans in August. Soon children ages 5 to 11 could be eligible for Pfizer shots.

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine appears more than 90% effective in kids 5 to 11

The companies studied a 10 microgram vaccine dose to minimize side effects and because it still prompts a strong immune response.

People receive COVID-19 vaccines at the vaccination super station at Grossmont Center in La Mesa, Calif. Feb. 2, 2021.

California officials prepare to vaccinate children age 5-11

Officials say they are planning “family-friendly” events — including at schools — to persuade parents and guardians to get their kids vaccinated.

Rochelle dos Santos embraces her daughter, who was born with microcephaly in 2016 after dos Santos contracted Zika during her pregnancy in midwest Brazil.

Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten

Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.

Russian demonstrators hold anti-American posters outside the U.S. Embassy in 2015. From the 1960s through the 1980s, the U.S. said the Soviet Union beamed microwave signals at the U.S. Embassy in an attempt to collect intelligence.

Long before Havana Syndrome, the U.S. reported microwaves beamed at an embassy

In the 1970s and '80s, U.S. officials routinely referred to the Soviet use of microwave radiation against the American Embassy in Moscow. The Soviets were believed to be seeking intelligence.

Donald Trump addresses supporters and the media at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, N.Y., on June 7, 2016. The county's district attorney, Miriam E. "Mimi" Rocah, is investigating property valuations at the club, NPR has learned.

The Trump Organization faces a new criminal inquiry tied to a New York golf club

An investigation by the district attorney for Westchester County is examining property valuations at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester. The probe adds to Trump's legal headaches in New York.

Houston Fire Department paramedics prepare to transport a COVID-19 positive woman to a hospital on September 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The area continues to see large number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

What to know about your risk of a serious or fatal breakthrough COVID infection

With high-profile stories of vaccinated people dying from COVID, how worried should you be about getting a serious breakthrough case? Here's how the data shake out.

Haitian gang wants $1 million ransom for each of the 17 kidnapped missionaries

17 people with the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries remain missing after being kidnapped in Haiti. A gang has claimed responsibility and is reportedly asking for a ransom of $1 million per person.

Former President George W. Bush said he was sickened and heartbroken at the "mayhem" transpiring at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Bush is seen here in July 2020 a the funeral of the late Rep. John Lewis.

Former Presidents Bush And Clinton Blame 'Poison Politics' For 'Sickening' Violence

"To those who are disappointed in the results of the election: Our country is more important than the politics of the moment," George W. Bush said in his rebuke of President Trump.

17-year-old Matthew Oh is shown in this undated photo. Oh, whose father is in Army intelligence, has moved eight times. He said his family's latest move to South Korea was "a very dark time."

A new survey found isolation and frequent moves are harming military teens' mental health

The study of military dependents found more than 40 percent reported low mental well-being, often because of separations and a lack of connections in their lives.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell points to Iraqi airbases at a Pentagon briefing on Jan. 23, 1991. Powell became a household name during the first Gulf War.

Colin Powell's legacy, defined by two very different wars in Iraq

Colin Powell was hailed as a hero for a swift and speedy U.S. victory in the Gulf in 1991. But his reputation suffered from his flawed presentation in advance of the second Iraq war 12 years later.

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