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Shivam Patel, 13, receives his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Diawna Jenkins as his father, Rajesh Patel, observes from the background at the Cook County Public Health Department on May 13, 2021, in Des Plaines, Ill. AP Photo by Shafkat Anowar
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Should kids get a COVID-19 vaccination? Ask them.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Pedestrians, some with masks, some without walk along the Las Vegas Strip on April 27, 2021
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What do the new CDC mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people mean?

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Laura Dudley, assistant clinical professor of applied psychology, teaches yoga during an Introduction to Mindfulness class.

What are the benefits of mindfulness? Take this interdisciplinary minor and find out.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
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The CDC says vaccinated people can stop wearing masks outside–but will they?

by Molly Callahan
An illustrated picture of students in a classroom.

English learners in public school classrooms are often left behind. What can help them catch up?

by Hillary Chabot

How does the COVID-19 vaccine help us reach herd immunity?

by Alison Booth
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New coronavirus variants might prolong the COVID-19 pandemic despite vaccinations

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
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What does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause mean for all COVID-19 shots?

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Portrait of Kerry Eller, Connor Holmes, and Abigale Purvis.

Three students receive the Harold D. Hodgkinson Award for their socially conscious academic careers

by Emily Arntsen
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Why kids hold the key to herd immunity

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
Society & Culture

Children have more access to guns than their parents may think

by Ian Thomsen
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He’s on the vaccine frontlines in DC — and pushing for statehood

by Peter Ramjug