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FILE - Recently deported from Australia for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, Novak Djokovic prepares to take his seat on a plane to Belgrade, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Three Australian Federal Court judges on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, revealed their reasons for backing a government order to deport tennis star Novak Djokovic, explaining they did not consider the

Judges didn't consider 'wisdom' of deporting Novak Djokovic

Germany expects COVID-19 cases to peak in mid-February
People rush to a train at a subway station in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 as the daily number of COVID-19 infections are rising again. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Austrian parliament to vote on universal vaccine mandate
FILE- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer presents new COVID19 regulations at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 6, 2022. Austria's parliament is due to vote Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, on plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the adult population, the first of its kind in Europe. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)
EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?
FILE - People wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of coronavirus walk along a street in downtown Barcelona, Spain, July 3, 2021. Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an
Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus
FILE - People using face masks attend a music concert in Barcelona, Spain, March 27, 2021. With one of Europe's highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the Spanish government is laying the groundwork to approach the virus in much the same way countries deal with flu or measles. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
New Zealand says it won't use lockdowns when omicron spreads
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks about the COVID-19 situation while visiting New Plymouth on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the omicron variant - but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday an outbreak was inevitable and the nation would tighten restrictions as soon as one was detected. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Novavax becomes Australia's 5th approved COVID-19 vaccine
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. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has become the fifth coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Australia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. The country has ordered 51 million doses of the U.S.-manufactured vaccine, supplied under the brand Nuvaxovid, for its population of 26 million. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Spears case drives California bid to limit conservatorships
FILE - This April 12, 2018, file photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.Disability rights activists and advocates for Britney Spears backed a California proposal Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2022, to provide more protections for those under court-ordered conservatorships, while promoting less-restrictive alternatives. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
New Mexico asks Guard to sub for sick teachers amid omicron
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, center, announced efforts to temporarily employ National Guard troops and state bureaucrats as substitute teachers and preschool caregivers, during a news conference at Sante Fe High School in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2022. New Mexico is is struggling to keep classrooms open amid surging COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Planned Parenthood sues to stop South Dakota abortion rule
AP FACT CHECK: Biden puffs up claims of virus, job gains
President Joe Biden leaves after a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?
Is it better to wear an N95 or cloth mask right now? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling
A sign bearing the corporate logo hangs in the window of a Starbucks open only to take-away customers in this photograph taken Monday, April 26, 2021, in southeast Denver. Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month. The Seattle coffee giant says, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, it's responding to last week's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed
A United States government website is displayed on a computer, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass., that features a page where people can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. The website, COVIDTests.gov, allows people to order four at-home tests per residence and have them delivered by mail. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Legislator dies using medical suicide law he helped pass
FILE - Vermont Rep. Willem Jewett, D-Ripton, left, chats with his daughter, Anneke, during the first day of the legislature, in Montpelier, Vt., Jan. 5, 2004. The former Vermont lawmaker and House majority leader died on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Jewett, who had cancer, helped pass a Vermont's aid-in-dying law that allows terminally ill patients to ask their doctors for a lethal dose of medication. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
Sotomayor, Gorsuch deny report they were at odds over masks
FILE - Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, left, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, gather with other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for an official group portrait, June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Algeria shuts schools for 10 days as COVID infections surge
Florida man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud
Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVID
FILE - A 62-year-old nursing home resident receives a COVID-19 booster shot in New York on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. A study released on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination in New York and California concludes getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
1st for Louisiana: Drug-resistant fungus found at hospital
FILE - This 2016 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory. A hospital in New Orleans says, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, it has identified two patients infected with a rare, drug-resistant fungus - the first time it's been found in Louisiana. Candida auris has already been found in Washington, D.C., and at least 20 other states including Georgia, Florida and Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fungus is a harmful form of yeast that can be resistant to the most common antifungal drugs. (Shawn Lockhart/CDC via AP)
Emerging talents in spotlight at hybrid Paris Fashion Week
A model wears a creation for the Bluemarble fall-winter 22/23 men's collection, in Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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