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A 19-year drought has created a crisis for states along the Colorado River. They face a deadline this week to come up with a deal to share water, or the federal government says it will step in.

As intensive care units hit capacity, hospitals across the state are being forced to consider that they may not be able to provide critical care for everyone who needs it.

As the U.S. moves closer to getting a COVID-19 vaccine approved, which groups will receive it first? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Lynn Bahta, a member of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel.

Colville Reservation's council has been doing its best to insulate the north central Washington tribe from the coronavirus. But borders are fluid, so the community's precautions haven't been enough.

Cleveland has administered less than 30 percent of the 6,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses it has received since late December and Mayor Frank Jackson said the slow rollout is because "there is no infrastructure for this." Cleveland has distributed 1,767 doses and is ramping up for more, the mayor said in press conference Tuesday.

COVID-19 vaccines must be kept at low temperatures. And to move ampuls between freezers, specialists use dry ice. NPR explores whether the U.S. has enough of it to ensure smooth vaccine distribution.

On Tuesday, Alaska opened COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone in the state older than 16. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alaska's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink about the state's decision to do so.

Diseases carried by ticks and mosquitos have largely been overshadowed by concern over COVID-19, but they haven’t gone away. As people plan summer activities in the great outdoors, it’s important to avoid getting bit. Today on Wellness Wednesday: what to know about insect repellents.

The Browns will be without head coach Kevin Stefanski, along with a number of other coaches and players, for their playoff game Sunday.

Universities in Northeast Ohio are welcoming students back to class, but the coronavirus is still very much a threat. Governor Mike DeWine says 40 percent of coronavirus cases last week were among college age adults. He linked the spike to the restart of schools. All Things Considered host Tony Ganzer spoke with ideastream’s Jenny Hamel about local universities’ efforts to control COVID-19. You talked with the president of Oberlin College, which started its academic year this week. What are they doing in terms of coronavirus testing?