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View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to vaccinate the bulk of its population against COVID-19. But some states are working faster than others. See how yours is faring.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized Johnson & Johnson's vaccine for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency voted unanimously in its favor.

Hilary and John Kriegler want to honor their father Neil, who made up the word "orbisculate." It means grapefruit juice squirting into your eye. They're petitioning to get it into the dictionary.

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine ships this week. It is 66% effective at preventing mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, and 93% effective at keeping people who do get the disease out of the hospital.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the NBA's decision to host this year's All-Star Game in Atlanta — as the country continues to battle COVID-19.

Getting COVID-19 tests and vaccine to essential workers on commercial farms and in meatpacking plants requires more than a pop-up clinic miles away. A positive test can be financially devastating.

Demetria or "Demi" Bannister had a powerful voice — singing or not — that could touch the heart of anyone she encountered.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to endorse the emergency use of a single dose of a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson. A study showed it was 66% effective in the U.S.

When David's son hears Sam Cooke sing, he thinks of his dad's enduring love, enthusiastic embrace ... and his fish fries.