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Paola Rivera, who grew up dreaming of becoming a doctor but switched majors after she began to lose her confidence, celebrates her entry into medical school at the University of Missouri School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Gustavo Rivera)

She started with Go Red. Now she's going to med school.

Pursuing her longtime dream to become a doctor, Missouri woman draws inspiration from her former career at the American Heart Association.

Masks can be off (mostly) for fully vaccinated Americans

May 24, 2021

(Oscar Wong/Moment, Getty Images) Take off the mask? The answer is a qualified "yes" for Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxes restrictions imposed in the early days of the pandemic.