Jason Beaubien

The FDA is set to rule on Pfizer boosters on Friday. Some scientists say they aren't needed for healthy people and the doses would more helpful for the unvaccinated in countries with limited supplies.

For families living in Freetown's poor neighborhood of Dworzak, getting enough clean water is an everyday challenge. But local leaders are trying to find ways to improve the situation.

Nearly a week after an earthquake that has left more than 2,000 people dead, Haiti is still reeling and aid groups are struggling to respond.

The soccer stadium in the Haitian seaside town of Les Cayes is now a tent city of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. Aid continues to arrive, but slowly.

Relief supplies are reaching the quake zone, but slowly. Health care workers are exhausted, some at their jobs 24 hours a day as Haiti struggles to care for those affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake.

Les Cayes, a small city on Haiti's southwest coast, was one of the hardest-hit communities in last week's earthquake. Residents are still hoping more aid will arrive soon.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry took office after the assassination of the country's president, and almost immediately faced the challenge of responding to a devastating earthquake.

Relief efforts in Haiti are being greatly hampered by the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Grace. And many people are sleeping outside because of a fear of aftershocks.

Tropical Depression Grace is adding to the misery of the earthquake zone in Haiti, where doctors are scarce and efforts continue to find survivors of Saturday's quake.

Rescue efforts continue in the southwest of Haiti, the country hardest-hit by last weekend's earthquake. A shortage of physicians is inhibiting efforts to treat the injured.

Just as Haiti was beginning to emerge from the shock of the brutal presidential assassination, the nation has been thrust into another crisis: an earthquake that has killed nearly 1,300 people.

The search for people continues after yesterday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed, as well as schools, hospitals and churches.

COVID-19 vaccination rates remain perilously low around the world. The WHO has called for a moratorium on booster shots until every country can immunize at least 10% of its population.

The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September.

The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccination booster shots until more people in low-income nations gets access to their first doses of the vaccine.

Haiti received its first shipment of doses in July, just days after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse — and amid rising violence, poverty and the hurricane season.

"Our beach is a God-given thing," exclaims one Sierra Leonean. "We have to make use of it!" That means walking, working out ... and lots of soccer in the sand.

With gangs controlling the most destitute areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Haitians say the country's greatest need is safety. Many blame Jovenel Moïse for the collapse of law and order.

Even as the investigation into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise continues, crime and impunity run rampant.

As the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise continues, Haitians hope for a semblance of safety and normalcy in their lives, which has been absent for years.