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FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, a waiter wears a face mask as people eat and drink outside restaurants in Soho, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm Monday June 14, 2021, that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

As infections rise, England braces for delay in reopenings

As infections rise, England braces for delay in reopenings
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, a waiter wears a face mask as people eat and drink outside restaurants in Soho, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm Monday June 14, 2021, that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed as a result of the spread of the delta variant first identified in India. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
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Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London. Novavax says its vaccine appears effective against COVID-19 in a large study, including against variants. Results from the study in the U.S. and Mexico were released on Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Novavax says its vaccine is highly effective against COVID-19 in a large study and also protects against variants
Specialist explains how COVID-19 impacts people with heart conditions
Specialist explains how COVID-19 impacts people with heart conditions
Super Bowl snacks: What a nutritionist wants you to know
Super Bowl snacks: What a nutritionist wants you to know
Local specialist encourages public to get thyroid checked
Local specialist encourages public to get thyroid checked
UndocuHealth: Staying grounded through traditional practices
UndocuHealth: Staying grounded through traditional practices
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
FILE - Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown in this Monday, May 3, 2021, file photo. New COVID-19 cases are declining across the most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states bucking that trend have lower-than-average vaccination rates, and experts warn that relief from the pandemic could be fleeting in regions where few people get inoculated. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)
Judge tosses hospital workers' vaccine requirement challenge
People bring signs to protest Houston Methodist Hospital system's rule of firing any employee who is not immunized by Monday, June 7, 2021, at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas. Houston Methodist staff who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine so far and their supporters participated in a gathering and march. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Dan O'Conor, the
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A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus takes photo of fake flowers at the GUM, the State Department store, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Russian authorities reported a spike in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with new confirmed cases exceeding 11,000 for the first time since March. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements
President Joe Biden departs after speaking at a news conference after attending the G-7 summit, Sunday, June 13, 2021, at Cornwall Airport in Newquay, England. Biden is en route to Windsor, England, to meet with Queen Elizabeth II, and then on to Brussels to attend the NATO summit. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 13, 2021. Francis demanded during his speech for humanitarian aid to reach residents of the war-torn Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are blocking food and other assistance. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
G-7 leaders agree to call on China to respect human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong
UK PM Johnson praises 'fantastic degree of harmony' among G-7 leaders on climate, democratic values, fighting pandemic
UK PM Boris Johnson: G-7 leaders at summit have pledged over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses for poorer nations
The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, waves as he leads a caravan of motorcycle enthusiasts following him through the streets of the city, in a show of support for Bolsonaro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)
Moscow orders new restrictions as COVID-19 infections soar
FILE - In this Thursday, July 10, 2021 file photo, a woman wearing a face walks in a street in Moscow, Russia. Moscow's mayor on Saturday, June 12 ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled in the past week. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)
Aid groups appeal to G-7 for cash to get shots into arms
Campaigners attend a vigil to remember the millions who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic, organised by 'Crack the Crisis Coalition' in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G7 began their first of three days of meetings on Friday in Carbis Bay, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Johnson voices caution over next lockdown easing in England
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via AP)
To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance
In this May 13, 2021 photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices. In the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing legislation that imposes a steep tax on drugmakers refusing to deal with Medicare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
AMA doctors meet amid vocal backlash over racial equity plan
This November 2018 photo provided by the American Medical Association shows Gerald Harmon at the Interim Meeting of the AMA in National Harbor, Md. The nation's largest, most influential doctors' group is holding its annual policymaking meeting starting Friday, June 11, 2021, amid backlash over its most ambitious plan ever - to help dismantle centuries-old racism and bias in all realms of the medical establishment. Harmon, the group's incoming president, knows he isn't the most obvious choice to lead the AMA at this pivotal time. But he seems intent on breaking down stereotypes and said pointedly in a phone interview,
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India's middle class
Bijender and Kanika Gautam, owners of the Ultra Bodies Fitness Studio, take online class from their closed Gyms on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Gyms were among the last types of venues allowed to reopen from the 2020 lockdown and they were closed again during the latest outbreaks. The Gautams had been thriving on income from their 100 gym members, making enough to rent their two-story space and pay five trainers. Now, they're relying on whatever they can scrape together from offering online fitness training, and struggling to afford rent and school fees for their two children. (AP Photo/Rishabh R. Jain)
G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gesture as they pose for a family photo with G-7 leaders in Carbis Bay, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders from left, European Council President Charles Michel, Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
The Latest: California to lift most of state's virus rules
California Gov. Gavin Newsom smiles during a news conference in San Francisco, on Thursday, June 3, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that will lift most of the state's coronavirus rules. The order Newsom signed Friday, June 11, 2021, takes effect on Tuesday. It will end the state's stay-at-home order and its various amendments. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Some J&J vaccine doses can be used, but many must be tossed
FILE - In this May 19, 2021 file photo, Robert Kramer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Emergent BioSolutions, speaks via videoconference during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. regulators are allowing for the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but material to make many more must be thrown out because of possible contamination, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, June 11. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Flu season hits New Mexico
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Study: Students get more concussions in P.E. than sports
More West Nile cases reported in New Mexico
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Working out while pregnant can make labor easier, expert says
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Get up with Grace: The importance of breakfast
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NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
NM requires students to be up-to-date on vaccines before school begins
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