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As Cape Cod's Tourist Season Nears, A Push To Get The Community Vaccinated

By Jennette Barnes

Published April 20, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT

COVID-19 variants are escalating new cases on Cape Cod. Health officials are racing to get communities vaccinated before the tourists arrive.

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Manchester City And Chelsea To Pull Out Of Newly-Formed Football League

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelley talks with Rob Harris, sports writer for the Associated Press about how Manchester United and Chelsea say they won't join the European Super League.
Outdoor Mask Mandates Could Lift Soon, According To Ashish Jha Of Brown University

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, who says outdoor transmission of COVID-19 is low and states may soon lift outdoor mask mandates.
COVID-19 Is Now Spreading Fastest In India — Pushing Its Health System Near Collapse

Lauren Frayer

India is now where the coronavirus is spreading fastest. With shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and vaccines, the country's health system is near collapse.
The Fight To Change Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines In The U.K.

Frank Langfitt

Millions of people in the U.K. who were hesitant or against taking the COVID-19 vaccine have changed their minds. NPR visited a mosque-turned-vaccination center at the cutting edge of that battle.
Bubble Tea Without Boba: Shortage Leaves Many Wondering When Tapioca Will Return

Ari Shapiro

Without enough workers to unload shipping containers, the pandemic has caused another shortage of products: boba pearls used to make bubble tea.