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People wearing face masks walk past a business displaying a sign requiring face coverings in Washington. Reuters
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A 6-year-old receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. EPA
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Nurses prepare doses of Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California. EPA
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A product stall filled with free N95 respirator masks, provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, sits outside the pharmacy at a Jackson, Mississippi, Kroger grocery store. AP
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A hospital sitter provides companionship, observation and surveillance to assigned patients at St Mary Medical Centre in Apple Valley, California. Reuters
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A 13-year old receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Los Angeles. EPA
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A sign advises patrons of a Covid-19 restriction while long icicles grow from an awning outside a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. AP
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A registered nurse works with a Covid-19 patient inside the infectious disease unit (IDU) at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama. AP
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A person self-tests for Covid-19 at a free drive-through testing site in Whittier, California. AP
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Workers wear protective equipment at a Covid-19 testing site in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. AP
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Pupils leave a high school in Arlington County, one of several school districts which sued to stop the mask-optional order by Governor Glenn Youngkin, in Arlington, Virginia. Reuters
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Protesters rally against Covid-19 vaccine mandates in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. AP
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People wearing face masks walk past a business displaying a sign requiring face coverings in Washington. Reuters
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A 6-year-old receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. EPA
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Nurses prepare doses of Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California. EPA
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A product stall filled with free N95 respirator masks, provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, sits outside the pharmacy at a Jackson, Mississippi, Kroger grocery store. AP
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A hospital sitter provides companionship, observation and surveillance to assigned patients at St Mary Medical Centre in Apple Valley, California. Reuters
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A 13-year old receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Los Angeles. EPA
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A sign advises patrons of a Covid-19 restriction while long icicles grow from an awning outside a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. AP
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A registered nurse works with a Covid-19 patient inside the infectious disease unit (IDU) at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama. AP
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A person self-tests for Covid-19 at a free drive-through testing site in Whittier, California. AP
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Workers wear protective equipment at a Covid-19 testing site in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. AP
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Pupils leave a high school in Arlington County, one of several school districts which sued to stop the mask-optional order by Governor Glenn Youngkin, in Arlington, Virginia. Reuters
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Protesters rally against Covid-19 vaccine mandates in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. AP
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People wearing face masks walk past a business displaying a sign requiring face coverings in Washington. Reuters
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