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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today Vaccinating young adolescents The F.D.A.’s authorization yesterday of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds is a huge milestone in the battle against the virus, crucial for reducing its spread, reopening schools and returning to some sense of normalcy. But what will the plan for young adolescents look like? States and school districts across the country are now scrambling to figure out the best way to proceed. With the school year ending soon, it will be a race against the clock to schedule both recommended doses before summer break. Officials are also making plans to offer vaccines at pediatricians’ offices, day camps, parks and even beaches. Parents, whose consent is required by law, are perhaps the biggest complicating factor in vaccinatin...

Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems BERKELEY, Calif. — The football and men’s basketball seasons were long over, but other sports at the University of California, Berkeley, were in full array — water polo in the pool, rowing in the estuary, baseball on the diamond. The Covid-19 pandemic had thrown most fall and winter sports into the spring, erecting logistical hurdles across campus. About two dozen teams and hundreds of athletes vied simultaneously in April for fields, courts, pools and arenas. Locker rooms, like most of Cal’s classrooms the entire school year, remained closed. Trainers and other support staff were spread thin. Things were hopping. They were not normal. On the last Saturday of April, the women’s lacrosse team held its final home game of the season at Memo...

Celebrating Heroic Women Breaking Glass and Winning Gold Women have made history, shattered glass ceilings, and forged paths in an array of fields spanning from STEM and space exploration to the arts and sports. Through their achievements women have fought for and advanced equality. Some of these remarkable women and their achievements are featured in a new special exhibit housed in the White House. In partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), the U.S. Department of Education, and the Office of the First Lady, the White House is honoring and celebrating the achievements of women during and beyond Women’s History Month. Celebrate their legacies and lasting impact with us.   From performing heroic work in World War II to demonstrating groundbreaking at...