How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? The answer varies by state. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots environmental protection organization and Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Hong Kong hamster that evaded the cull. Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A scene from Midwives: A baby whose face is adorned with thanaka — a kind of sunscreen made from wood bark. POV/EyeSteelFilm hide caption
Julio Francisco waits for people to show up wanting a COVID-19 test on January 13, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A sign in a hallway at a Chicago elementary school reinforces the mantra of social distancing. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
A student washes her hands before entering a classroom at a school in Blantyre, Malawi, in March 2021. Top scientists say that many African countries, including Malawi, appear to have already arrived at a substantially less threatening stage of the coronavirus pandemic. Joseph Mizere/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
A health worker wearing protective clothing shows people lining up at a testing center in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images hide caption
A computer-generated image of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Uma Shankar Sharma/Getty Images hide caption
Workers who suffer miscarriages may face repercussions if they try to take a lot of time off at work. There are no national laws that mandate sick leave for workers, let alone specific protections for people dealing with a miscarriage. Catherine McQueen/Getty Images hide caption
A worker hands a nasal swab to a motorist at a drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Denver on Jan. 13. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
A glass is filled in with water on April 27, 2014 in Paris. Scientists studying what makes us thirsty have found the body checks in on our water consumption in several different ways. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that question
People shop in The Galleria mall in Houston during Black Friday on Nov. 26, 2021. The economy grew strongly last year but at an uneven pace because of the pandemic. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Believe it or not, the economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984
World Health Organization Regional Director for Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai addresses the media at the start of the five-day annual session Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption
Peloton is a fitness and media company that makes stationary bikes, treadmills and workout videos. Peloton hide caption
This family photo shows D.J. Ferguson initially being treated at Milford, Mass., Regional Medical Center. Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is defending itself after Ferguson's family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Tracey Ferguson file photo/via AP hide caption
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during his renomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Jan. 11. The Fed is planning to become more aggressive in fighting inflation. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Game time: The Fed unveils a tougher plan to fight stubbornly high inflation
A monoclonal treatment site in Miami is closed on Tuesday after the Food and Drug Administration curbed use of some treatments. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Brothers Chase Miller (left), 10, and Carson Miller, 11, in November 2021. The two brothers have a rare genetic disorder and are immunocompromised. Their family has to practice extreme caution to prevent coronavirus exposures. Danny Miller hide caption