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• 75 Florida doctors stage symbolic walkout in protest of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients
  (WFLA)


• Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers
  (AP)


• Pentagon: Coronavirus vaccine will soon be mandatory for troops following full FDA approval
  (Stars & Stripes)


• Facebook says post that cast doubt on coronavirus vaccine among the most popular on the platform this year
  (Houston Chronicle)


• Israel finds COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk
  (Reuters)


• COVID-19 patients in Mississippi must isolate or potentially face jail time
  (WSFA)


• Unvaccinated People Are Increasing the Chances for More Coronavirus Variants — Here’s How
  (healthline)


• Let's Stop Pretending About the Covid-19 Vaccines
  (Real Clear Science)


• Opinion: As an aerosol scientist, I know schools need masks, HEPA filters and outdoor lunches
  (Denver Post)


• New Evidence Points To Antibodies As A Reliable Indicator Of Vaccine Protection
  (WBUR)


• Have You Already Had a Breakthrough COVID Infection?
  (New Yorker)


• Redesigning viral genomes
  (Andover University)


• There’s a crisis in Alabama hospitals. Here’s why you can’t see it
  (AL.Com)


• Evidence mounts that people with breakthrough infections can spread Delta easily
  (National Geographic)


• A microscopic video shows the coronavirus on the rampage.
  (NY Times)


• Stroke history may explain why Black people are more likely to die of COVID, study says
  (Mahoning Matters)


• What is functional neurological disorder and is it connected to COVID-19 vaccines? Experts explain
  (CTV News)


• These Older Workers Hadn't Planned To Retire So Soon. The Pandemic Sped Things Up
  (NPR)


• No vaccination? Americans back tough rules and mask mandates to protect the common good
  (USA Today)


• What full FDA approval for Covid-19 vaccines would really mean
  (Vox)


• Rantz: UW Medicine pulls heart transplant patient from list after refusing COVID vaccine
  (KTTH)


• Delta’s rise is fuelled by rampant spread from people who feel fine
  (Nature)


• Rice University turns to online classes as the virus surges across Texas.
  (NY Times)


• Doctors are relying more on monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID — but not everyone can receive the therapy
  (CBS)


• South Dakota sees the country’s largest two-week COVID surge
  (Fortune)


• From free tuition to concert tickets, Texas colleges lure students and employees to get vaccinated
  (Texas Tribune)


• In COVID-19 hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give blood
  (Reuters)


• Georgia's governor signs order letting businesses ignore local Covid-19 rules
  (CNN)


• Data mining tools combat COVID-19 misinformation and identify symptoms
  (UC Rriverside)


• Covid-19: Children born during the pandemic score lower on cognitive tests, study finds
  (BMJ)


• Half of COVID-19 hospitalizations at Central Florida's AdventHealth are under 40
  (Orlando Weekly)


• Should You Get a Booster Shot? Here’s What We Know
  (Scientific American)


• The CDC Only Tracks a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections, Even as Cases Surge
  (PROPUBLICA)


• Although Rare, New Data Suggests Higher Rate of Myocarditis with Moderna Shot
  (BioSpace)


• Most private insurers are no longer waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment
  (Health System Tracker)


• Bears, baboons, tigers are getting COVID vaccines at zoos across the U.S.
  (National Geographic)


• U.S. reviewing if Moderna shot tied to higher heart inflammation risk - Washington Post
  (Reuters)


• Where’s the data on delta? Lack of testing, info makes it hard to see virus’s full scope
  (NBC News)


• Georgia governor enables businesses to reject COVID-19 mandates as hospitals overflow
  (ABC News)


• Army cancels this year’s DoD Warrior Games due to COVID concerns
  (Military Times)


• U.S. expected to extend border restrictions with Canada another 30 days
  (CBC)


• Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Blames Black Community, Democrats For COVID Spread
  (Newsweek)


• America's patchwork back-to-school plan
  (Axios)


• Apple delays mandatory return to office until January 2022, citing COVID-19 surge
  (The Verge)


• Tribes canceling events in response to COVID-19 uptick
  (Indian Country Today)


• A Texas Lab Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer's COVID Vaccine
  (NPR)


• ‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
  (KVIA)


• Alabama overtakes Florida for highest rate of children hospitalized with COVID-19
  (AL.Com)


• Why Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is bad news for global battle against Covid, polio
  (The Print)


• VERIFY: Yes, this photo of severely ill COVID patients lying on the ground in Jacksonville waiting for monoclonal therapy is real
  (First Coast News)


• As COVID surges, Texas Attorney General asks people to rat out municipalities requiring masks
  (The San Antonio Current)


• White House: More than one million vaccine doses administered in past 24 hours
  (The Hill)


• U.S. Senator Roger Wicker tests positive for COVID-19
  (WJTV)


• Comptroller releases scathing report on city's response to COVID pandemic
  (ABC 7)


• Many Hospitals With No Beds Left Are Forced To Send COVID Patients To Cities Far Away
  (NPR)


• Those Anti-Covid Plastic Barriers Probably Don’t Help and May Make Things Worse
  (NY Times)


• Needle fears can cause COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, but these strategies can manage pain and fear
  (The Conversation)


• Texas health officials warn of full ICUs as state grapples with worsening Covid-19 surge
  (CNN)


• 98% of Rutgers students are vaccinated — but a small group got exemptions
  (NJ.Com)


• Memphis hospitals ask for National Guard to help overloaded healthcare system
  (Commercial Appeal)


• Number of US children hospitalized with COVID-19 hits record; Dallas out of pediatric ICU beds
  (Beckers Hospital Review)


• The size and culturability of patient-generated SARS-CoV-2 aerosol
  (Nature)


• Gulf Coast's beloved 'Redneck Riviera' now a virus hotspot
  (Local 10)


• Disability Rights Group Files First Federal Lawsuit Against Abbott Over Ban On Mask Mandates
  (KUT 90.5)


• COVID update: Florida exceeds 17,000 daily COVID-19 hospitalizations
  (News-Journal Online)


• As COVID-19 Cases Have Gone Up In Texas, So Have Vaccination Rates
  (HPR)


• Inhaling Wildfire Smoke May Contribute To Thousands Of Additional COVID Cases
  (NPR)


• As COVID-19 surge continues, Georgia hospitals running out of ICU beds
  (AJC)


• Over 10,000 students in Florida school district isolated or quarantined a week into school year
  (ABC)


• DoD Records Deadliest Week of the Coronavirus Pandemic; Five Service Members Lost
  (Military.Com)


• Why it's now more likely you'll face coronavirus — even if you're vaccinated against COVID-19
  (CBC)


• California becomes 1st state to require proof of COVID vaccination or negative test for indoor events over 1,000 people
  (KTLA)


• Association of Limited In-Person Attendance in US National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association Games With County-Level COVID-19 Cases
  (JAMA)


• Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to Delta variant : 'I must do my part'
  (CNN)


• Child Covid-19 cases are steadily increasing. But with schools opening, expert warns this is just the beginning
  (CNN)


• ‘A vocal group got its way’: Florida parents condemn schools’ lack of mask mandates
  (The Guardian)


• US to recommend booster jabs for all as Delta variant rises
  (Aljazeera)


• Pope Francis urges everyone to get COVID-19 vaccines for the good of all
  (Reuters)


• Texas school district finds unique loophole in Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
  (Star-Telegram)


• COVID closes 2nd KY public school district. Catholic school seeks vaccination status.
  (Herald Leader)


• 'This will be a tough year': Thousands of kids are in COVID-19 quarantine across the US, and school has just begun
  (USA Today)


• A Shot Against COVID For Kids Under 12 — Your Questions Answered
  (NPR)


• Arkansas reports 1,300+ active cases of COVID-19 in public schools
  (4029tv)


• SLC mayor 'willing to issue' mask order; asks school board for recommendation
  (KUTV)


• Arizona governor blocks cash from schools mandating masks
  (AP)


• LAUSD reports 3,255 student coronavirus cases in ‘baseline’ back-to-school testing
  (LA Times)


• Pentagon to deploy up to 5 COVID-19 medical assistance teams in U.S.
  (UPI)


• Why Is It Taking So Long to Get Vaccines for Kids?
  (The Atlantic)


• Tennessee school-aged children with COVID-19 last 14 days up 950% in just over a month
  (Fox 17)


• ‘We are on fire’: Five U.S. states set new records for Covid cases as hospitalizations rise
  (CNBC)


• Face mask mandate returns to El Paso County; city files suit over Abbott's executive order
  (El Paso Times)


• These Israeli COVID-19 Graphs Prove Pfizer Vaccine Works
  (Haaretz)


• How to talk to vaccine-hesitant people
  (MIT)


• 8,400 Hillsborough students isolated or quarantined one week into school year
  (ABC Action News)


• Las Vegas Raiders to make fans prove they've been vaccinated
  (CBS News)


• As Many As 4 South Florida Law Enforcement Officers Die Of COVID-19 In Last Several Days, According To Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo
  (CBS Local Miami)


• NIH hamster study evaluates airborne and fomite transmission of SARS-CoV-2
  (NIH)


• Chicago pharmacist charged with selling COVID-19 vaccination cards online
  (WGN)


• EXCLUSIVE U.S. plans to extend transportation mask mandate through Jan. 18, sources say
  (Reuters)


• LA County mandates masks outdoors for 'mega events,' regardless of vaccination status
  (Fox LA)


• THE MESSIEST PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC YET
  (The Atlantic)


• Virus claims more young victims as deaths climb yet again
  (AP)


• Feds tell Florida superintendents money is there if state blocks pay over mask mandates
  (Gainesville Sun)


• Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won't Work In This Rural Illinois Town
  (NPR)


• California Covid Cases Make What May Be Biggest One-Day Jump Of Pandemic, Up Nearly 4,000 In 24 Hours Amid Reporting Lags
  (Deadline)


• Parents of high-risk students face tough decisions amid Alabama COVID surge
  (AL.Com)


• Dallas ISD to keep mask mandate in place despite Texas Supreme Court ruling
  (Fox 4 News)


• Kentucky school district cancels classes due to COVID cases
  (AP)


• Metro Atlanta schools record nearly 4,000 COVID cases in new reports
  (AJC)


• ‘We’re not going to risk their lives’: A Florida school board defies the governor’s masking ban.
  (NY Times)


• Tensions over a Colorado district's mask mandate is leading to an increased police presence at schools
  (CNN)


• Mississippi Gov. Refuses School Mask Mandates, Compares Covid-19 in Kids to ‘Sniffles’
  (Rollingstone)


• Common myths about Covid – debunked
  (The Guardian)


• Arkansas back to record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
  (4029tv)


• FACT FOCUS: Indiana doctor’s speech spreads COVID falsehoods
  (Seymour Tribune)


• Canada Will Require All Air Travelers To Be Vaccinated, In A Broad New Policy
  (NPR)


• FEMA Has Paid Out Over $1 Billion For Funerals Of Coronavirus Victims
  (Forbes)


• Thousands of fake COVID vaccine cards headed for NOLA intercepted
  (Fox 8)


• How Ron DeSantis’s Covid response became the model of what not to do
  (Vox)


• Unvaccinated D.C. Residents Can Now Get The Shot At Home
  (DCist)


• Governor McMaster: Some experts exaggerating COVID's danger
  (ABC 4)


• 'Impossible to find' empty ICU, ER beds in Middle Tennessee, hospital chief medical officer says
  (The Tennessean)


• 'There's no way to find a bed:' Oklahoma hospitals are running out of room amid COVID-19 surge
  (The Oklahoman)


• These 8 states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations. And the surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers
  (CNN)


• Attorneys: 1,200 first responders will file lawsuit against COVID vaccine mandate
  (KHON2)


• How the pandemic laid bare America’s diabetes crisis
  (Reuters)


• Mississippi, with no ICU beds left, turns parking garage into COVID hospital
  (WWLTV)


• As school activity shut down amid COVID, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed
  (Reuters)


• No empty ICU beds in Middle Tennessee, says Sumner Regional Medical Center officials
  (WVLT)


• Union leader: 3 Broward teachers, 1 assistant die from COVID-19 in 24-hour period
  (WSVN)


• COVID, delta variant & burnout fueling crisis. 68% of Florida hospitals expect to hit critical staff shortage
  (Naples News)


• ‘Get vaccinated,’ Church urges Latter-day Saints in new letter
  (ABC4)


• 
  (The Denver Channel)


• COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Means Healthier Births, Babies: Studies
  (HealthDay)


• COVID-19 vaccine misinformation is rife, including among highly educated: Harvard study
  (OREGONLIVE)


• States that had a grip on COVID now seeing cases surge
  (PBS)


• Expert Panel Recommends Expanding COVID Booster Shot Drive to Israelis Over 50
  (Haaretz)


• The Reason Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At A Much Slower Rate Is Not Because They’re Reluctant
  (FiveThirtyEight)


• Vaccine or negative tests to be required at NOLA restaurants, other indoor activities
  (WLOX)


• Covid Live Updates: Largest U.S. Teachers’ Union Backs Vaccine Mandate
  (NY Times)


• The pandemic has transformed how we think about lunch
  (FASTCOMPANY)


• DeSantis launches Regeneron rapid response initiative for early COVID treatment
  (WFLA)


• Mississippi’s hospital system could fail within 5-10 days. Gov. Tate Reeves says to ‘remain calm.’
  (Mississippi Today)


• Switzerland asks Chinese media to delete quotes from 'fake' Swiss scientist about COVID-19 origins
  (ABC AUS)


• Mississippi's Hospital System Is On The Verge Of Failure As Delta Rages In The South
  (NPR)


• Unicef ‘blown away’ by Irish vaccine donation response
  (The Independent)


• What will it be like when COVID-19 becomes endemic?
  (Harvard)


• HOW THE PANDEMIC NOW ENDS
  (The Atlantic)


• School mask debate in Tennessee grows heated as local board requires masks in elementary schools
  (CNN)


• Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Abbott's Ban on Mask Mandates
  (NBC DFW)


• “The rebellion is spreading”: After local Texas officials defy his ban on mask mandates, Gov. Greg Abbott begins to clamp down
  (Texas Tribune)


• A 14-year-old girl spent 5 days on oxygen at a Missouri hospital, illustrating the growing problem of children not being vaccinated for Covid-19
  (CNN)


• 3-month-old on ventilator; New Orleans doctor says unvaccinated adults cause COVID spread among kids
  (WDSU)


• Scores of police officers are refusing the COVID vaccine
  (Axios)


• ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: New Zealand welcomes border reopening plans
  (The Guardian)


• 1,000 Kids in Mississippi Test Positive for COVID-19 After School Reopens
  (US News)


• Not just coughing and sneezing - talking and singing can also spread Covid-19: NUS study
  (Straits Times)


• Vaccine Effectiveness Studies in the Field (Editorial)
  (NEJM)


• Kentucky Judge Invalidates All of Governor Bashear’s State of Emergency Actions
  (The Civil Rights Lawyer)


• Abbott threatens to take school districts that defy mask mandates ban to court
  (Axios)


• Duke research shows masking in schools helps prevent COVID-19 spread
  (WCNC)


• CDC: Pregnant Women Should Get Vaccinated Against Coronavirus
  (Forbes)


• Coronavirus latest: California becomes first state to mandate vaccination or regular testing for teachers
  (Financial Times)


• 71 of Minnesota's 87 counties have high or substantial community transmission of COVID
  (Bring Me the News)


• Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge
  (NY Times)


• Here's why now is one of the most dangerous times of the pandemic for children, expert says
  (CNN)


• North Carolina's $100 reward offer ignited COVID vaccine interest, data shows
  (WLOS)


• What to Know About Breakthrough Infections and the Delta Variant
  (NY Times)


• One month later: These maps show how quickly Covid engulfed the US again
  (CNN)


• Long-Covid Victims Face New Foe in Recovery: ‘Medical Necessity’
  (Bloomberg Law)


• Average Age Of COVID Hospitalizations In Colorado Drops
  (CBS Local)


• Nearly 94,000 Kids Got COVID-19 Last Week. They Were 15% Of All New Cases
  (KRWG)


• Ahead of official vaccine guidance, some Americans are already caught up in 'booster mania'
  (CNN)


• Florida sets COVID hospitalization records again, including highest in nation for children
  (News-Journal Online)


• US ‘archbishop’ touts bleach as Covid ‘miracle cure’ from Colombia jail cell
  (The Guardian)


• Antibody levels predictive of Moderna's vaccine efficacy -study
  (yahoo!news)


• I Am Legend Screenwriter Forced to Tell Anti-Vaxxers His Zombie Movie Is Fake
  (Gizmodo)


• Fresh U.K. Covid-19 Data Boosts Hopes That Delta Variant Can Be Held in Check
  (WSJ)


• Fort Worth school district will require masks, defying Governor Greg Abbott’s order
  (Star-Telegram)


• Staying afloat: How Asian communities helped their small businesses survive COVID-19
  (Cronkite News)


• Hawaii to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions as Delta variant surges
  (Reuters)


• Wisconsin Hospitals Prepare To Reopen COVID-19 Units As Hospitalizations Increase
  (WPR)


• New data on coronavirus vaccine effectiveness may be "a wakeup call"
  (Axios)


• Israel to expand use of COVID drug that gets 88% of patients out of hospital
  (Jerusalem Post)


• The Delta Variant
  (Microcovid Project)


• The Vaccine Cards Are the Wrong Size
  (The Atlantic)


• Newsom to announce nation's first vax-or-test rules for teachers
  (Politico)


• Reba McEntire contracts COVID-19 despite vaccination, urges fans to wear masks
  (PIX 11)


• COVID-19 live updates: Pediatrician warns parents, governors: Don't 'underestimate' the virus
  (ABC News)


• Covid vaccine: Fertility and miscarriage claims fact-checked
  (BBC)


• Central Florida hospitals slammed as state’s COVID-19 admissions set records
  (Orlando Sentinel)


• 3 major US airlines will not mandate shots for their unvaccinated workers
  (CNN)


• Delta Is Bad News for Kids
  (The Atlantic)


• Facebook bans firm behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca smear campaign
  (AP)


• 'It's About Doing Right': Why Austin ISD Is Defying The Governor's Mask Order
  (KUT 90.5)


• Germany will stop paying for virus tests for people choosing to remain unvaccinated.
  (NY Times)


• Judge Allows San Antonio And Bexar County To Issue Mask Mandates For School Districts
  (TPR)


• Why Can’t Anti-Vax Athletes Just Tell the Truth?
  (Inside Hook)


• Facebook Takes Down Anti-Vax Hoax Network 'Primarily Conducted From Russia'
  (Radio Free Europe)


• Moderna reaches deal with Canada to build ‘state-of-the-art’ Covid vaccine manufacturing plant after shortages
  (CNBC)


• Dissecting the Unusual Biology of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant
  (The Scientist)


• 'We're trending in the wrong direction': Milwaukee health official concerned about the state of COVID-19 in Wisconsin
  (Journal Sentinel)


• Alarming 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids, hospitals overwhelmed
  (ABC News)


• Fauci Says Teachers Should Be Required To Be Vaccinated
  (NPR)


• More than 400 universities are requiring Covid-19 vaccines. But the murky threat of fake vaccination cards worries some students and experts
  (CNN)


• Israel given highest COVID travel warning by CDC
  (Jerusalem Post)


• A snort or a jab? Scientists debate potential benefits of intranasal Covid-19 vaccines
  (STAT)


• The Israeli Graphs That Prove COVID Vaccines Are Working
  (Haaretz)


• ‘Worrying’ numbers of pregnant women in intensive care with Covid
  (The Guardian)


• The CDC's booster messaging mess
  (Axios)


• Iran says one person dying of COVID-19 every two minutes
  (Reuters)


• 18 percent of migrant families leaving Border Patrol custody tested positive for Covid, document says
  (NBC News)


• Tokyo’s Olympic Bubble? Wait Till You See Beijing’s.
  (NY Times)


• Delta variant causes increase in COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated
  (WSET)


• Arkansas governor says only 8 ICU beds left as state hits record COVID hospitalizations
  (CBS News)


• Oklahoma tribes respond to COVID-19 surge with safety steps
  (Oklahoman)


• Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19
  (AP)


• Gov. Jay Inslee announces vaccination requirement for most state employees, private health care and long-term care workers
  (Clark County Today)


• Sens. Cruz, Cramer Introduce Bills to Ban Mask and Vaccine Mandates
  (US Senate)


• Tracking when the delta variant will peak in California
  (KRON4)


• Dr. Scott Gottlieb says the Covid delta surge may be the ‘final wave’ in U.S.
  (CNBC)


• Strongly recommend vs. required: Face mask debate in local schools heats up
  (News 5 Cleveland)


• Mississippi largest hospitals out of ICU beds
  (WCBI)


• Tyson Foods says 5,400 employees take COVID-19 shots after vaccine mandate
  (Reuters)


• Natural infection isn't enough to protect against COVID-19, experts say. You still need vaccine.
  (USA Today)


• Labor secretary: U.S. economy is at a 'fragile' point
  (AOL)


• Louisiana reports 'shockingly high' 16,000 new COVID cases over the weekend
  (WWLTV)


• COVID Vaccines to Be Required for Military Under New US Plan
  (US News)


• Report finds Doximity, a social network for doctors, is riddled with anti-vaccine comments
  (The Verge)


• Fauci Sounds Covid Alarm: Our ‘Kids Are Getting Sick’
  (RollingStone)


• Weary US businesses confront new round of mask mandates
  (AP)


• Fauci: Full FDA approval may lead to 'empowerment' of vaccine mandates
  (UPI)


• New Orleans Jazz Fest Cancels 2021 Edition
  (Variety)


• Top health official says US 'failing' on Covid-19
  (RTE)


• Second largest teachers union now backs vaccination mandate
  (Axios)


• Just six available ICU beds left for 2.4 million Austin metro
  (Austonia)


• 'All the beds are taken up by Covid victims': Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
  (CNN)


• Gottlieb expects COVID cases to climb in northern U.S. as schools reopen (video)
  (CBS News)


• Six Florida church members die of COVID-19 within 10 days; pastor pushes for vaccines
  (WFLA)


• Federal workers who lie about Covid vaccination could face prosecution
  (NBC News)


• El Paso at 70% vaccination rate, but expert says that’s no longer herd immunity
  (KVIA)


• Massachusetts coronavirus breakthrough deaths: 73% had underlying conditions, median age was 82.5
  (Boston Herald)


• Unclear whether Delta variant is hitting kids harder, experts say
  (UPI)


• Florida Parents Sue DeSantis, Ask Court to Allow Mask Mandates
  (Bloomberg)


• Norwegian Cruise Line can require Florida passengers to show proof of Covid vaccination, federal judge rules
  (CNBC)


• Trainers, doctors, therapists: is it OK to ask professionals if they’re vaccinated?
  (The Guardian)


• COVID vaccine booster shots likely coming for elderly, Fauci says
  (NY Daily News)


• U.S. Rep Van Duyne Introduces Act Banning COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Schools
  (NBC DFW)


• Covid-19: The GOP’s Lack Of Scientific Understanding Is Going To Lead To A Lot More Death
  (Indie Truther)


• The Health 202: Vermont and Maine show it's possible to overcome the coronavirus, Biden says
  (Washington Post)


• Jennifer Aniston admits she has 'lost' some friends who didn't get the COVID vaccine: 'It's a real shame'
  (Fox News)


• Tired of nose swabs? Israeli research: Test for COVID-19 in mouthwash
  (Jerusalem Post)


• Utah company says report on validity of COVID-19 tests should remain blocked from public
  (Salt Lake Tribune)


• Why don’t you get a jab? Offspring drummer ousted after refusing Covid vaccine
  (The Guardian)


• Unvaccinated Americans not changing their behavior, report finds
  (NBC News)


• Chicago’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Likely To Rise, Top Doc Says — But People Can Be Protected By Getting Vaccinated
  (Block Club Chicago)


• As Delta surges, U.S. military braces for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
  (Reuters)


• DeSantis won’t move on masks as Florida COVID wards swell
  (PBS)


• People chasing Covid-19 vaccine boosters create headaches for the health care system
  (STAT)


• Automakers mandate masks at all U.S. plants but not requiring vaccines
  (Reuters)


• Tennessee governor's religious views became 'barrier' in J&J vaccine rollout, former insider claims
  (News Channel 5)


• Sundance Will Require Proof of Vaccination for 2022 Festival
  (Variety)


• CDC adds 16 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list
  (CNN)


• Need to share proof of vaccine? Here's how to store your COVID-19 vaccination card on your smartphone
  (USA Today)


• Booster shots for coronavirus 'are going to become a reality,' doctor says
  (yahoo!finance)


• Federal Courts In Indiana Reimpose Mask Mandates Amid COVID-19 Surge
  (WBOI)


• Amid A Vast Need For Vaccinates Worldwide, Millions Of Doses In The U.S. Are Expiring
  (NPR)


• McDonald's requires masks again for customers and employees in areas with high COVID transmission
  (USA Today)


• Delta variant breakthrough cases by state: Here’s what the latest research says
  (FAST COMPANY)


• Delta variant surges across U.S. South; political leaders clamp down again
  (Reuters)


• Thrown groceries and broken glass: Oakland market staff 'verbally and physically assaulted' after reinstating mask policy
  (SF Chronicle)


• Texas officials deny hospitals' requests for hundreds of emergency staff to help with COVID surge
  (WFAA)


• New York state teacher's union opposes staff vaccine mandates
  (The Hill)


• Half of Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations under 55; 96% unvaccinated
  (Fox 13 News)


• 'These are the darkest days of the pandemic,' Louisiana hospital administrator says as state struggles with rising Covid-19 cases
  (CNN)


• Coronavirus hospitalizations are surging to last summer's levels
  (Axios)


• Wild U.S. deer found with coronavirus antibodies
  (National Geographic)


• COVID-19 lung x-rays show difference vaccination can make
  (WCNC)


• Graham 1st vaccinated senator to test positive for COVID-19
  (AP)


• US employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated
  (AP)


• 70% of U.S. adults now vaccinated with at least one dose
  (Axios)


• 7th Circuit declines to impose injection injunction on IU vaccine mandate
  (The Indiana Lawyer)


• ‘This is horrifying’: Broward and Dade lead nation in COVID hospitalizations, mayor says
  (Local 10)


• Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers
  (PBS)


• Analysis: Groundhog Day in Texas
  (Texas Tribune)


• About 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly COVID-19 breakthrough case: CDC
  (ABC 7)


• Arkansas loses a third of its vaccine stockpile to an expiration date
  (NWA)


• CDC says nearly 67% of U.S. counties have substantial, high COVID-19 transmission
  (Reuters)


• Some States Are Working To Prevent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
  (NPR)


• U.S. Surgeon General suggests vaccinated people wear masks outdoors as an 'extra step' to protect unvaccinated
  (USA Today Sun)


• Researchers Find COVID Mutations in NYC Sewage, Pointing to Possible Dog, Rat Infections
  (NBC New York)


• The 4 main fault lines that divide the vaccinated and the unvaccinated
  (Vox)


• Los Angeles Covid Surge Being Driven By White, Affluent Neighborhoods
  (Deadline)


• Delta Tops 70% of All NYC COVID Strains as New Case Average Keeps Surging
  (NBC New York)


• Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test
  (AP)


• South Carolina says its schools can’t follow CDC mask advice
  (AP)


• Colombian COVID variant already spreading in South Florida
  (Local 10)


• US home prices surge 17% in May, fastest in 17 years
  (ABC News)


• DOJ: Federal law doesn’t prohibit COVID-19 vaccine mandates
  (FOX 5 DC)


• Man facing federal charges for threatening to kill Dr. Fauci, NIH Director Dr. Collins
  (WSIL TV)


• Two Navy sailors die from COVID-19 complications
  (WCTI12)


• Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine 'strongly' boosts protection against Delta variant
  (CNN)


• Facebook requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated to return to work
  (CNBC)


• COVID-19 live updates: Dozens of cases across US linked to Christian summer camp
  (ABC News)


• Whistleblowers say they were told to downplay Covid outbreak among migrant kids at shelter
  (NBC News)


• The best vaccine incentive might be paid time off
  (MIT)


• Gov. Greg Abbott draws criticism for ordering state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants, saying it will stem COVID-19 risk
  (Texas Tribune)


• Some people in Missouri are getting vaccinated against Covid-19 in secret, doctor says. They fear backlash from loved ones who oppose the vaccines
  (CNN)


• CDC needs to start tracking all Covid breakthrough infections, Gottlieb says
  (CNBC)


• Unvaccinated Californians 600% More Likely To Get Covid; Younger Residents, Ages 18-29, Driving Surge
  (Deadline)


• These companies are requiring Covid-19 vaccines for their employees
  (CNN)


• Anti-mask Huntington Beach restaurant took PPP funds while rejecting safety regulations
  (OC Register)


• Disney World guests will have to wear masks again
  (Click Orlando)


• The COVID-19 Community Corps
  (We Can Do This - Health and Human Services)


• ‘We can’t keep these levels up’: Oklahoma health leaders warn of grim COVID trajectory
  (Oklahoman)


• 4 Nats players, 8 staffers test positive, game vs Phils ppd
  (Click 2 Houston)


• Netflix Will Require Actors and Other ‘Zone A’ Crew in the U.S. to Be Vaccinated
  (Variety)


• Ford reinstates mask mandates at facilities in Missouri and Florida
  (CNBC)


• Analysis: CDC fails to publish data needed to judge risk of breakthrough infection
  (CNN)


• How the coronavirus infects cells — and why Delta is so dangerous
  (Nature)


• House physician reinstates mask mandate amid Delta variant spread in the US
  (CNN)


• Hollywood Wanted to Go Back to Business as Usual. The Delta Variant Had Other Plans
  (Variety)


• COVID-19 and education: The lingering effects of unfinished learning
  (McKinsey)


• WHO reports 21-per-cent jump in Covid-19 deaths versus previous week
  (DPA International)


• You can get your COVID-19 vaccine at the Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium
  (Kansas City Star)


• Should you be wearing a mask again? Here’s a map of the Covid hot spots subject to the CDC’s new guidance
  (The Hill)


• Vaccinations Protected Health Care Personnel During Surge of Patients with COVID-19
  (Contagion Live)


• An Olympic Swimmer Who Battled COVID-19 Twice Is Now A Gold Medalist
  (NPR)


• Covid: No quarantine for fully jabbed US and EU travellers
  (BBC)


• Fla. forecast to report more than 83,000 new cases of COVID per day by Aug. 9
  (ABC Action News)


• Olympic host Tokyo's daily coronavirus cases hit new record
  (Reuters)


• The science didn't change, the virus did, Fauci says as CDC updates mask guidance
  (CNN)


• Florida ER nurse hospitalized with COVID-19 is now open to getting vaccine
  (Click Orlando)


• COVID-19 travel restrictions deal stateside tourism a blow
  (Marketplace)


• Florida Doctors Blast Governor Ron DeSantis Over COVID-19
  (CBS Local Miami)


• Mississippi man says going unvaccinated could cost you a limb
  (Fox 8 Live)


• Over One-Quarter Of Positive COVID Cases In LA Are Fully Vaccinated People
  (LA'ist)


• U.S. reports more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases
  (BNO)


• Despite new CDC announcement, Whitmer does not plan on bringing back mask mandate
  (Fox 2 Detroit)


• New 'medical freedom' law outlaws requiring COVID-19 vaccine to access public spaces
  (ABC News)


• Why Isn’t the Military Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines?
  (The Atlantic)


• A Group Of Michigan Lawmakers Used Coronavirus Relief Funds For $65,000 In Bonuses
  (NPR)


• Who’s Going on a Cruise After COVID? Lots of Women
  (Glamour)


• DOJ declares vaccine mandates legal
  (Fox News)


• Public has a right to be angry about growing confusion on masks | COMMENTARY
  (Baltimore Sun)


• ‘What’s Covid?’ Why People at America’s Hardest-Partying Lake Are Not About to Get Vaccinated
  (POLITICO)


• The US could again see 200K Covid-19 cases daily, former CDC director says, as new mask guidance expected
  (CNN)


• CDC: Vaccinated people in COVID hotspots should resume wearing masks
  (Axios)


• Free at-home COVID-19 tests now available to Missouri residents
  (Missouri Health Dept.)


• Coronavirus: Louisiana prisons suspend inmate visitations amid COVID-19 surge
  (WHIO)


• 'Children are not supposed to die': CDC director gives passionate response about how children make up 400 of the 600,000 COVID-19 deaths
  (Insider)


• Why it’s still so hard to find treatments for early COVID-19
  (Science News)


• The US could see 200,000 Covid-19 cases a day within the next six weeks, former CDC director says
  (CNN)


• Study Reveals Extent of Brain Complications in Children Hospitalized With COVID-19
  (Neuroscience News)


• Covid 19 coronavirus: Women are claiming 'boobs get bigger' after having Pfizer jab
  (nzherald.co.nz)


• 159 Dead, 593 Hospitalized in Illinois Breakthrough COVID Cases
  (NBC Chicago)


• Severe COVID-19 Could Cause Brain Changes, Increase Risk Of Alzheimer’s
  (IBT)


• Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths, 7th time in 9 days
  (AP)


• The Lambda Variant: What You Should Know And Why Experts Say Not To Panic
  (LA'ist)


• The Latest: Chinese city lists more cases in local outbreak
  (AP)


• Biden says COVID long haulers will have access to disability protections
  (PBS)


• VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
  (PBS)


• How and when will the Covid-19 pandemic end?
  (Irish Times)


• Symptomatic breakthrough COVID-19 infections rare, CDC data estimates
  (ABC News)


• Hospitalized radio host Phil Valentine knows he is 'very sick' with COVID-19, says brother
  (The Tennessean)


• Four Months Ago They Were Celebrating. Now Texas Doctors Are Once Again Preparing for the Worst.
  (Texas Monthly)


• COVID-19 live updates: Savannah reinstates masks indoors, Orlando in 'crisis mode'
  (ABC News)


• 25 Countries With the Best Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in the World
  (Gizmodo)


• Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says pandemic is "spiraling out of control again" because of unvaccinated Americans
  (CBS)


• Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers
  (CNN)


• How Fox News viewers are less likely to get vaccinated
  (CNN)


• The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot
  (BBC)


• Covid: Children's extremely low risk confirmed by study
  (BBC)


• Vaccine stragglers explain hesitancy
  (LA Times)


• Veterans Affairs to mandate COVID vaccine for health care personnel, first such mandate for federal agency
  (Fox News)


• Covid Treatment Options Remain Elusive, Despite Months of Effort and Rising Delta Cases
  (WSJ)


• Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, nearly 1,000 new cases over past 3 days
  (KTVZ)


• COVID-19 survivors may possess wide-ranging resistance to the disease
  (Emory Univ.)


• A new way to visualize the surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S.
  (STAT)


• Virtual contact worse than no contact for over-60s in lockdown, says study
  (The Guardian)


• U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing delta variant
  (St. Louis Post Dispatch)


• How the Delta variant upends assumptions about the coronavirus
  (Reuters)


• NC evangelical minister, the grandson of Rev. Billy Graham, hospitalized with COVID
  (News & Observer)


• Disney executives won’t attend CinemaCon in-person as delta Covid variant rages in Las Vegas
  (CNBC)


• COVID vaccine available at McDonald’s in Enfield Monday
  (WTNH)


• Arkansas sees uptick in COVID-19 vaccinations as Delta variant rages
  (Axios)


• Anti-intellectualism and the mass public’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
  (Nature)


• Doctors warn about slightly different symptoms with delta variant
  (KRON4)


• Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US
  (AP)


• Florida urged to ramp up vaccination effort amid ‘alarming’ Covid rise
  (The Guardian)


• St. Louis, St. Louis County to reinstate mask mandate, some of first in US
  (St. Louis Post Dispatch)


• Missouri AG Says He’ll Sue to Stop ‘Insanity’ of New Mask Mandate as Delta Variant Hammers State
  (The Daily Cable)


• Most vaccines offer protection against Delta variant with just 1 dose: Study
  (POLITICO)


• Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study
  (The Lancet)


• COVID-19 CASES INCREASING IN KING COUNTY: VACCINATION CONTINUES TO BE OUR BEST PROTECTION
  (Public Health Insider)


• Firm fined £2.6m for claiming clothes prevent Covid
  (BBC)


• St. Louis city, county to reinstate mask mandate effective Monday
  (St. Louis Business Journal)


• 'Hugely disappointing': Iowa may have to toss out tens of thousands of expiring COVID vaccine doses
  (Des Moines Register)


• ‘We’re not doing that in Florida’: DeSantis says no lockdowns, mask requirements for upcoming school year
  (WFLA)


• Arizona has least amount of COVID-19 vaccinated nursing home residents in the nation, report shows
  (12 News)


• Communication around masks is still terrible
  (The Verge)


• Illinois has seen six times more gamma variant cases than delta so far: report
  (The Hill)


• The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord
  (KHN)


• Study: Pfizer vaccine 88 percent effective against delta variant
  (The Hill)


• America Is Getting Unvaccinated People All Wrong
  (The Atlantic)


• DeSantis says there will be no mask mandates in Florida schools
  (Fox 13 News)


• Amid rising cases, the C.D.C. director warns the U.S. is at ‘another pivotal point’ in the pandemic.
  (NY Times)


• Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections
  (NY Times)


• NFL informs clubs that COVID-19 outbreaks among unvaccinated players could lead to forfeited games
  (NFL)


• Life lessons: what a doctor learned from death and dying in Covid wards
  (The Guardian)


• The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city
  (PLOS)


• How the Delta variant achieves its ultrafast spread
  (Nature)


• Young people intubated with Covid-19 should be 'a gigantic wakeup call,' Alabama doctor says Madeline Holcombe
  (CNN)


• White House weighs pushing masks as COVID cases increase
  (Fox News)


• How Nations Are Learning to ‘Let It Go’ and Live With Covid
  (NY Times)


• 1st U.S. Athlete Set To Compete In Olympics Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Japan
  (NPR)


• The Life Cycle Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Lie
  (LA'ist)


• Researchers: Virus surge a ‘raging forest fire’ in Arkansas
  (AP)


• New COVID surge begins in Alabama, hospitalizations double in July, positivity rate climbing
  (AL.Com)


• ‘You wanted it, here it is’: State rep. says Mississippi’s COVID surge consequence of not getting vaxxed
  (WLOX)


• Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say
  (NPR)


• Treating the Unvaccinated
  (New Yorker)


• US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says
  (CNN)


• 'It's a nightmare': Covid Delta variant rocks a recovering Capitol complex
  (POLITICO)


• NYC Health Care Workers Ordered To Get Vaccinated Or Get Tested Weekly
  (CBS New York)


• Pritzker warns another lockdown in Illinois is not out of the question
  (Fox 32 Chicago)


• Olympics: Tokyo 2020 chief does not rule out cancelling Games
  (BBC)


• England faces the sternest test of its vaccination strategy
  (Economist)


• One Missouri family seeing toll of COVID-19 among unvaccinated
  (KOMU)


• The ‘Occam’s Razor Argument’ Has Not Shifted in Favor of a COVID Lab Leak
  (Snopes)


• A day of reckoning shows America's pandemic battle is sliding backward
  (CNN)


• Dr. Vin Gupta encourages J&J vaccine recipients to get a Pfizer or Moderna booster
  (CNBC)


• Six more California counties ask people to wear masks indoors as Delta variant rages
  (LA Times)


• Delta’s here; I’m vaccinated; how cautious should I be?
  (MIT)


• Statins Reduce Risk of COVID-19-Related Death by 41%, Study Finds
  (Biospace)


• Politics the reason Canada has surpassed U.S. on COVID vaccines, Fauci says
  (CBC)


• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
  (US News)


• SEC Will Not Reschedule Games Due to COVID-19 Outbreaks in 2021
  (SI.Com)


• After waiting, Steve Scalise gets COVID vaccine, calls it 'safe and effective'
  (NOLA.Com)


• Fox News host Sean Hannity urges viewers to ‘take Covid seriously’
  (The Guardian)


• NJ governor begs people to get vaccinated, warns he’ll bring back mask mandates ‘if we have to’
  (CNBC)


• Those battling COVID in NC rarely get workers’ comp. ‘You have to fight so hard.’
  (Charlotte Observer)


• More infectious Delta variant makes up 83% of new US coronavirus cases as vaccine hesitancy persists
  (CNN)


• Statistics show the stark risks of not getting vaccinated against COVID-19
  (ABC News)


• Can vaccinated people get long Covid? Doctors say risk is 'very, very small'
  (NBC News)


• 'Very reasonable' for local officials to reimplement mask mandates amid delta surge: Dr. Vivek Murthy
  (ABC News)


• Amazon to slow down COVID-19 testing for warehouse workers - source
  (Reuters)


• Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for Posting Coronavirus Misinformation
  (NY Times)


• Hollywood Can Mandate Vaccinations on Sets, Say Studios and Guilds in Short-Term Deal
  (Hollywood Reporter)


• SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines
  (Euro News)


• Rapid rise in COVID patients leads Florida hospitals to limit visitors, prepare for worst
  (Miami Herald)


• Nevada adds more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases over 3 days
  (Review Journal)


• Iran registers record daily Covid caseload
  (France24)


• Apple delays return to office as Covid cases rise
  (BBC)


• Vaccine mandates more likely once FDA grants full approvals, health experts say
  (NBC News)


• Tens of thousands to attend Deer District watch party, doctors expect COVID cases to follow
  (CBS 58)


• The Life Cycle Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Lie
  (NPR)


• A day of reckoning shows America's pandemic battle is sliding backward
  (CNN)


• Costco reverses course and will keep senior hours as COVID-19 cases increase nationwide
  (USA Today)


• 3 existing drugs fight coronavirus with ‘almost 100%’ success in Jerusalem lab
  (Times of Israel)


• DeSantis warns he'll take legal fight against CDC's COVID-19 cruise ship rules to Supreme Court if necessary
  (The Hill)


• Doctor acquitted of theft charges for going door-to-door to administer expiring COVID-19 vaccines says the method wouldn't work now
  (Business Insider)


• Deaths from COVID ‘incredibly rare’ among children
  (Nature)


• CDC raises Covid-19 risk assessment for UK to highest level
  (CNN)


• A federal judge upholds Indiana University’s vaccination requirement for students.
  (NY Times)


• 24-year-old didn't get vaccinated for COVID-19. Then, had to have a double lung transplant.
  (USA Today)


• Australia deports commentator Katie Hopkins over COVID breach
  (Aljazeera)


• Georgia deputy loses 5-year-old son to COVID-19
  (WSB TV)


• Two more Texas Democrats test positive for COVID after fleeing election vote
  (Fox News)


• Americans Are Flocking to Mexico. Should They Be?
  (NY Times)


• 'We're on our way to Bordeaux': Thousands pass through Irish airports as restrictions are lifted
  (The Journal Ireland)


• Nike could run out of sneakers made in Vietnam following COVID spike: S&P Global
  (yahoo!finance)


• Boeing, Airlines Fall As Covid Variant Threatens 'Hot Vaxxed Summer'
  (Investors)


• Royal Caribbean removes mixed vaccine policy from its website
  (Royal Caribbean Blog)


• Statistics show the stark risks of not getting vaccinated against COVID-19
  (ABC News)


• COVID-19 cases may cause an S&P 500 correction, analyst says. Buy these stocks in the next dip.
  (MarketWatch)


• Greater Jacksonville driving Florida’s COVID-19 surge
  (News 4 Jax)


• 20% of Americans believe microchips are inside COVID-19 vaccines - study
  (Jerusalem Post)


• Coco Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, won't play in Tokyo Olympics
  (ESPN)


• How Delta is pushing the U.S. into a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic
  (STAT)


• U.S. surgeon general ‘worried about what is to come’ as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide
  (KTLA)


• Monday’s stock sell-off is picking up steam with the Dow now down more than 700 points
  (CNBC)


• Stocks, crude and crypto dip as Delta fears grip the markets
  (Fortune)


• Ohio health department issues new guidance after COVID-19 outbreaks linked to area camps
  (WLWT)


• Duke research shows COVID-19 antibodies in children lasts for months
  (WRAL)


• World leaders pledge to focus on global vaccination efforts
  (Aljazeera)


• High-Profile COVID-19 Cases Are Disrupting Olympic Rosters And MLB Games
  (NPR)


• No Need Yet for Philly to Require Masks Indoors for All, Top Doc Says
  (NBC Philadelphia)


• Delta COVID-19 variant now dominant strain worldwide; U.S. deaths surge
  (iHeartRadio)


• EU left behind as US pushes 'vaccine diplomacy' in Southeast Asia
  (DW)


• Arizona governor says schools can't force unvaccinated students to quarantine if exposed to Covid-19
  (CNN)


• 47 Alabama counties now at ‘very high risk’ for COVID-19
  (AL.Com)


• Southern Nevada Health District recommending masks for everyone in indoor public places
  (KTNV


• The Worst Charlatans of the Covid-19 Pandemic
  (Gizmodo)


• Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 Vaccine Will Reportedly Get New Warning Label Over Rare Nerve Condition
  (Gizmodo)


• WHO’s virus origins tracing should never yield to US political pressure: Global Times editorial
  (Global Times)


• Bradley Beal out of Olympics for health and safety reasons
  (KSAT)


• Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to enter Canada by mid-August
  (CBS 42)


• American Airlines recalling flight attendants to handle travel crowds
  (Spectrum News 1)


• Covid’s racial impact in US clouded by failure to collect race and ethnicity data
  (The Guardian)


• England’s Covid unlocking is threat to world, say 1,200 scientists
  (The Guardian)


• WHO Emergency Committee: COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Nowhere Near Finished’
  (US News and World Report)


• Some portion of the U.S. population will get booster shots, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says
  (CNBC)


• All Students, Faculty and Staff Must Be Fully Vaccinated to Return to UC Campuses
  (NBC Los Angeles)


• Nurses urge CDC to reinstate universal masking to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and protect RNs, essential workers, and the public
  (National Nurses United)


• COVID-19 from veterinary medicine and one health perspectives: What animal coronaviruses have taught us
  (NIH)


• AP source: 4 NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated
  (AP)


• Three Guidelines To Understanding The Delta Variant
  (NPR)


• Google searches for vaccine infertility increased by 34,900% following misinformation incident
  (Open Access Government)


• Sources: Aaron Judge among six New York Yankees to test positive for COVID-19
  (ESPN)


• Association of Remdesivir Treatment With Survival and Length of Hospital Stay Among US Veterans Hospitalized With COVID-19
  (JAMA)


• Justice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden's mask mandate for public transport
  (CNN)


• ‘Super-antibodies’ could curb COVID-19 and help avert future pandemics
  (Nature)


• There Are Few Good COVID Antivirals, but That Could Be Changing
  (Scientific American)


• Covid patient’s own blood cells could treat lung scarring
  (BBC)


• HMS Queen Elizabeth: Covid outbreak on Royal Navy aircraft carrier despite whole crew having two vaccines
  (iNews)


• How Mexico Forgot Its Covid Crisis
  (Bloomberg)


• The U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling COVID-19 Misinformation An 'Urgent Threat'
  (NPR)


• Protesters demand patent waivers on COVID vaccine
  (USA Today)


• Utah pharmacist gave half a dozen people COVID-19 cards without giving them a shot
  (Salt Lake Tribune)


• Russia sees COVID cases skyrocket as many refuse vaccine, or lie about getting it
  (CBS News)


• Coronavirus cases surge across several states as start of school looms
  (Today)


• Cruise line sues Florida over COVID-19 vaccine passport ban
  (The Hill)


• Local doctor worried about fourth wave of COVID-19 as Florida's numbers rise
  (ABC Action News)


• Vaccinated Calif. man gets breakthrough COVID case after trip to Las Vegas, spreads to family
  (ABC 7 Chicago)


• Covid-19 cases are surging in 46 states. In one hot spot, hospitalized patients are younger than ever, doctor says
  (CNN)


• Machine learning model from the largest US COVID-19 dataset predicts disease severity
  (THE VERGE)


• US virus cases are rising again after months of decline, doubling over three weeks
  (Orlando Sentinel)


• Springfield, Missouri hospital opens 6th COVID ward (video)
  (KSDK)


• Machine learning model from the largest US COVID-19 dataset predicts disease severity
  (THE VERGE)


• Post-Vaccination Infections Come in 2 Different Flavors
  (The Atlantic)


• Tennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19
  (Tennessean)


• ‘Like a rerun of a really bad show’: Dr. Megan Ranney reacts to rising COVID-19 cases in areas with low vaccination rates
  (Boston.Com)


• Post-Vaccination Infections Come in 2 Different Flavors
  (The Atlantic)


• A COVID-19 'long-hauler' sick for nearly 400 days says vaccine cleared up her symptoms
  (WCNC)


• New Johns Hopkins map shows COVID-19 cases rising across America
  (The Hill)


• Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?
  (ABC News)


• New data from Texas Medical Center shows COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations increasing in Houston-area
  (Click 2 Houston)


• ‘People are going to die needlessly’: MSDH releases new guidelines in response to spike in Delta variant infections
  (Mississippi Today)


• Vietnam to mix doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines - govt
  (Reuters)


• Why a famous anti-vaxxer saw the light — and got the COVID-19 vaccine
  (NY Post)


• Tennessee's former top vaccine official: 'I am afraid for my state'
  (Tennessean)


• South Carolina schools can't require masks on school buses
  (WCNC)


• Kern County's COVID-19 cases up 41.1%; California cases surge 181.4%
  (Taft Midway Driller)


• Commerce Secretary Raimondo pushing to lift tough U.S. travel restrictions
  (Reuters)


• Woman develops rare 'coinfection' with two coronavirus variants
  (Live Science)


• Rob Schneider goes off on coronavirus vaccine in Twitter tirade: 'Just say no'
  (Fox News)


• CDC, FDA looking into risk of nerve complication after Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
  (WTHI TV)


• 'Surprising amount of death' will soon occur in these US regions from increased Covid-19 cases, expert says
  (CNN)


• 2015 champion Zach Johnson tests positive for COVID-19, out of The Open golf tournament
  (ESPN)


• The Kids Are Alright
  (NY Magazine)


• Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of COVID-19 infection
  (Fox News)


• After the pandemic: perspectives on the future trajectory of COVID-19
  (Nature)


• Cost of fighting COVID in California: $12.3 billion
  (Daily Breeze)


• NBC Approaches “Moral Hazard” Amid Tokyo Olympics Push During Pandemic
  (Hollywood Reporter)


• How We'll Know When The COVID-19 Crisis Is Over
  (NPR)


• FAA hands out $119K in fines for unruly behavior, refusal to wear masks, on flights
  (Bay News 9)


• Common colds come roaring back in NJ as masks come off and COVID precautions loosen
  (northjersey.com)


• Small cruise ship headed to Juneau to quarantine after 3 aboard test positive for COVID-19
  (KTOO)


• Fauci Calls Anti-Vax Cheers at CPAC ‘Horrifying’
  (Rolling Stone)


• Pfizer, U.S. health officials to discuss COVID boosters on Monday -company
  (Reuters)


• Bonus pay for essential workers varied widely across states
  (News 10)


• ‘Like we’re on an island’: How Missouri’s inaction allowed delta variant to spread
  (Kansas City Star)


• In Arkansas, Covid-19 cases surge as state combats vaccine skepticism
  (CNN)


• Philadelphia Phillies put Aaron Nola, Alec Bohm, 2 other players on COVID-related IL
  (6 ABC)


• A Missouri couple says they dragged their feet on getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Then they got sick
  (CNN)


• Governor Parson signs COVID-19 liability protections bill in Kansas City
  (Fox4KC)


• Festival with Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood sparks COVID outbreak, Colorado officials say
  (SacBee)


• CDC reports outbreak of COVID-19 delta variant at Oklahoma gymnastics facility
  (KFOR)


• US swimmer Michael Andrew explains reason for skipping COVID-19 vaccine before Olympics
  (Fox News)


• CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips
  (NPR)


• Marjorie Taylor Greene encourages seniors to resist Coronavirus vaccine
  (WCLA)


• COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in Florida
  (My News 13)


• To Expand U.S. Vaccine Access, Consider the Dollar Store
  (Bloomberg)


• FAA fines airline passenger more than $10K for refusing to wear mask
  (The Hill)


• More evidence suggests vaccines protect against delta variant; Pfizer booster shot extends protection: Live COVID-19 updates
  (USA Today)


• COVID-19 death risk extremely low in kids, studies confirm
  (Fox Business)


• Here’s what you need to know about the lambda Covid variant
  (CNBC)


• Utah reports highest daily COVID-19 case count in nearly 4 months
  (KSL)


• Several Indiana counties move back to the yellow zone as COVID cases rise
  (Tristate Homepage)


• Have a seat: Patio furniture shortage tells US economic tale
  (AP)


• Sources: Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder postponed after Fury tests positive for COVID-19
  (ESPN)


• What COVID-19 Really Did To The Associate Lateral Market
  (Above the Law)


• Unvaccinated hospitalized patients say they regret not getting the shot
  (NBC News)


• A Scholarship Lottery In Maryland Aims To Get More Teens Vaccinated
  (DCist)


• Americans will need masks indoors as U.S. heads for ‘dangerous fall’ with surge in delta Covid cases
  (CNBC)


• Slide in coronavirus-sensitive stocks suggests growing worries over Delta variant
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• Iowa to stop reporting COVID activity data daily, citing transition to pandemic 'recovery'
  (Des Moines Register)


• Chicago Likely to Add ‘2 or 3' States Back to Travel Advisory Amid Rise in COVID Cases, Top Doctor Says
  (NBC Chicago)


• EXPLAINER: What to Know About the Delta and Delta Plus Coronavirus Variants
  (US News)


• Most incarcerated people have had their COVID-19 shots — but their guards likely haven’t
  (PBS)


• Data identifies 5 undervaccinated clusters in the US. See where they are
  (CNN)


• American Indians have the highest Covid vaccination rate in the US
  (PBS)


• U.S. COVID-19 cases rising, mostly among unvaccinated - officials
  (Reuters)


• Coronavirus concentrations in sewage near peak level, researchers say
  (Review Journal)


• Gov. Mike Parson says federal COVID-19 vaccination effort unwelcome in Missouri
  (KSHB)


• Global coronavirus death toll reaches 4 million
  (NBC News)


• Judge denies CDC's request to keep COVID-19 cruise restrictions, cites 'use and misuse of governmental power'
  (Fox Business)


• Minneapolis Fed requiring COVID-19 vaccinations by next month — or employees will lose their jobs
  (Market Watch)


• Colorado awards final $1 million vaccine prize as COVID-19 inoculations hit lowest point since December
  (Denver Post)


• 7 questions about Covid-19 booster shots, answered
  (Vox)


• Headache? Runny nose? These are among the new top 5 Covid symptoms, study says
  (CNBC)


• Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk
  (CNN)


• Pentagon considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
  (UPI)


• Three in 10 Americans Think Pandemic Is Over in U.S.
  (Gallup)


• Meet Maryland's Secret Weapon In The Battle To Close The Latino Vaccination Gap
  (NPR)


• Arkansas summer camp closes after COVID-19 outbreak
  (THV 11)


• Age, sex, vaccine dose, chronic illness – insight into risk factors for severe Covid is growing
  (The Guardian)


• US zoos giving special animal coronavirus vaccine to tigers, bears and gorillas
  (WTHI)


• US sends Covid-19 surge team to southwest Missouri after Delta variant fuels rise in cases and hospitalizations
  (CNN)


• Missouri Gov. Parson signs COVID-19 liability bill
  (ABC 17)


• WHO warns against lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon
  (euronews)


• Here are the current U.S. COVID hot spots and how California, Bay Area compare
  (SF Chronicle)


• Map: Tracking the Delta variant
  (Aljazeera)


• COVID-19's Potential Effects On Asymptomatic Patients
  (NPR)


• COVID vaccine hangover: Stronger symptoms mean the shot is working, expert says
  (680 News)


• Surge in Tokyo's COVID-19 cases likely means new state of emergency through Olympics
  (ESPN)


• Slovakia’s experiment with Sputnik vaccine ends with a whimper
  (POLITICO)


• Independence Day, the Delta variant, and the relentless pandemic story
  (CJR)


• America is hitting its vaccination ceiling
  (Axios)


• Delta Is Now The Dominant Coronavirus Variant In The U.S.
  (NPR)


• Some in US pushing for more COVID restrictions, masking, as Delta variant spreads
  (Fox News)


• America's next Covid tragedy may follow partisan lines
  (CNN)


• Covid's delta variant is highly contagious. Will vaccines work against it?
  (NBC News)


• India's billionaires got richer while coronavirus pushed millions of vulnerable people into poverty
  (CNN)


• CytoDyn Granted a Significant Patent by USPTO for Methods of Treating Coronavirus Infection with Leronlimab
  (Yahoo!Money)


• Canada loosening pandemic travel restrictions
  (The Hill)


• WHO adds ‘lifesaving’ drugs for severely ill COVID-19 patients
  (Aljazeera)


• How Taiwan held off Covid-19, until it didn’t
  (Vox)


• Forget about who catches COVID-19, the serious cases matter - analysis
  (Jerusalem Post)


• How political polarization broke America’s vaccine campaign
  (Vox)


• Amazon is now selling its own COVID-19 test kits for $39.99 in the U.S.
  (TC)


• Everything you need to know about the coronavirus Lambda variant
  (NY Daily News)


• No, Evidence of the Lab Leak Is Not a ‘Mirage’
  (National Review)


• US sends Covid-19 surge team to southwest Missouri after Delta variant fuels rise in cases and hospitalizations
  (CNN)


• Delta variant confirmed in samples from church camp outbreak, Galveston Co. health officials say
  (KHOU)


• COVID plummets as leading cause of death in the U.S.
  (Axios)


• Are Masks a New Signifier of Social Class?
  (NY Times)


• Las Vegas is bouncing back, but COVID is on the rise too as delta variant takes hold in Nevada
  (KTLA)


• Fewer than half of U.S. states have reached the White House's July 4th vaccine goal
  (CTV News)


• Politicization of COVID-19 led to bad decisions during the pandemic, Cox says on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’
  (Salt Lake Tribune)


• A Tsunami of Disability Is Coming as a Result of ‘Long COVID’
  (Scientific American)


• How older Americans show us the vaccines work
  (CNN)


• Rates of new Covid-19 cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows
  (CNN)


• England sticks to plan for lifting restrictions on 'Freedom Day'; fake vaccines administered to thousands in India: Latest COVID-19 updates
  (USA Today)


• The Vaccination Rate Against COVID-19 Varies From State To State
  (NPR)


• Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 5.2%
  (Sun Coast News)


• As Delta variant turns into dominant strain in California, scientists detect 'Delta plus'
  (ABC 7 News)


• White House signals new COVID-19 strategy as delta variant spreads
  (The Hill)


• Media sounds alarm on Delta variant despite largely effective COVID vaccines
  (Fox News)


• No lockdown plans in Russia as virus deaths hit new record
  (Times Union)


• Coronavirus: hundreds of Taiwanese book ‘Air V&V’ trips to Guam to get vaccinated
  (South China Morning Post)


• Scientists quit journal board, protesting ‘grossly irresponsible’ study claiming COVID-19 vaccines kill
  (Science Magazine)


• Hope For Normalcy Is Growing. Here's What Americans Are Still Worried About
  (NPR)


• Experts push FDA to fully authorize Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
  (Yahoo!News)


• Gov. Walz: Minnesota hits Pres. Biden's 70% vaccination goal
  (KARE 11)


• Unvaccinated communities could see a spike in COVID cases this fall
  (Fast Company)


• Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
  (AP)


• CDC: Covid cases up 10 percent as 'hypertransmissible' delta variant spreads
  (NBC News)


• Six Fully Vaccinated People Died of Covid-19 in Most-Vaccinated Nation
  (Bloomberg)


• Frontline Health Care Workers Aren’t Feeling the ‘Summer of Joy’
  (NY Times)


• Covid: Masks upgrade cuts infection risk, research finds
  (BBC)


• The borders are staying shut
  (Axios)


• Another Respiratory Virus Is Spreading as U.S. Gets Back to Pre-Covid-19 Life
  (WSJ)


• The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta
  (The Atlantic)


• The long goodbye to covid-19
  (Economist)


• First-time jobless filings fall to lowest level since COVID-19 outbreak
  (Fox Business)


• He rejected the COVID-19 vaccine and almost died. Now he's preaching its virtues to Congress.
  (USA Today)


• How to Develop a Covid-19 Employee Vaccination Policy
  (Harvard Business School)


• White House prepares for COVID-19 outbreaks due to highly contagious Delta variant
  (Reuters)


• Delta variant ignites new mask debate
  (The Hill)


• Ohio judge admits he's mandating COVID-19 vaccinations as conditions of probation
  (Local 12)


• Unnamed COVID-19 variant behind Iowa Veterans Home outbreak
  (KCRG)


• Covid: Wearing masks reduces transmission of virus by 25%, according to research
  (ITV)


• 12 lessons Covid-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic
  (STAT)


• CDC director: Vaccinated people 'safe' from delta variant, do not need to wear masks
  (The Hill)


• Bipartisan senators ask CDC, TSA when they will update mask guidance for travelers
  (The Hill)


• Coronavirus infections accelerate in Africa's vulnerable rural areas
  (Daily Sabah)


• Grand jury declines indictment against doctor accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine
  (ABC13)


• Common cold or Covid? Upper respiratory symptoms are growing more prevalent, docs say
  (NBC News)


• Scottish data suggest COVID-19 vaccines protect against Delta variant of concern
  (Hospital Healthcare)


• Computer simulation may yield new COVID-19 drug
  (Standford University Medicine)


• Confronting Our Next National Health Disaster — Long-Haul Covid (Opinion)
  (NEJM)


• Covid common in cats and dogs, study finds
  (BBC)


• First case of Delta-plus, 'double-whammy' variant of COVID, detected in Louisiana
  (NOLA)


• Russia Posts Record Covid Deaths for Third Day Running
  (The Moscow Times)


• Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?
  (AP)


• Conservatives’ sensitivity to pandemic threat suppressed by distrust of science, media
  (UCLA Newsroom)


• State epidemiologist: Delta variant has caused an increase in younger hospitalizations
  (KELO)


• It's time to rethink 'one-size-fits-all' approach to mask guidance, expert says, as Delta variant is spotted in every US state
  (CNN)


• Ireland only EU state not ready to roll out EU international travel pass
  (Newstalk)


• Teenagers are figuring out how to fake positive Covid tests using lemon juice and hacks from TikTok
  (iNews)


• What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
  (WKZO)


• Over 20,000 Years Ago, a Coronavirus Epidemic Left Marks in Human DNA
  (Smithsonian Magazine)


• National debt per American piles up after coronavirus, Great Recession and tax cuts
  (USA Today)


• Kim Jong Un warns of 'grave consequences' and fires top officials after Covid-19 incident
  (CNN)


• Fact check: Delta variant, not 'vaccine shedding', behind surge in new COVID-19 cases
  (USA Today)


• Utah COVID-19 hospitalizations spike to highest number in months
  (KSL)


• Deleted gene sequences confirm coronavirus circulated before Wuhan seafood market
  (USA Today)


• Fauci warns there may soon be 'two Americas' as divide widens between vaccinated and unvaccinated areas
  (CNN)


• ‘Bringing back mask mandate is a good idea’: doctor on Delta variant
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• Vladimir Putin says he took Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
  (NY Post)


• Mental health toll from isolation affecting kids on reentry
  (ABC News)


• Warren Buffett says the pandemic has had an ‘extremely uneven’ impact and is not yet over
  (CNBC)


• U.S. Supreme Court maintains CDC's pandemic-related residential eviction ban
  (Reuters)


• Inside the risky bat-virus engineering that links America to Wuhan
  (MIT)


• Famous perfume maker helping COVID-19 survivors recover their sense of smell
  (WPTV)


• Trump COVID testing czar testifies coronavirus most likely originated in Wuhan lab
  (Yahoo!News)


• Why these parents volunteered their young children for Covid-19 vaccine trials
  (CNN)


• MIT and Harvard Engineers Create New Face Mask That Can Detect COVID-19 Infection
  (SciTechDaily)


• Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated And Confused. Do I Need To Mask Up Or Not?
  (NPR)


• UAW-represented auto workers won’t need masks if vaccinated
  (WOOD TV)


• Millions skipped church during pandemic. Will they return?
  (AP)


• Parents threaten to sue UConn over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
  (Courant)


• Producers & Actors Urged SAG-AFTRA To Adopt Guidelines For Employers Who Want To Make Covid-19 Vaccinations Mandatory
  (Deadline)


• Henry Ford Health System becomes first Michigan hospital to require COVID-19 vaccine for workers
  (Fox 2 Detroit)


• ‘A tough slog’: White House struggles to increase vaccination rates as Delta variant surges
  (Politico)


• Florida leads nation in new daily cases of COVID-19, doctors say
  (Fox 13 News)


• As COVID-19 rules ease, common colds rebound across U.S.
  (UPI)


• Why No One Is Sure If Delta Is Deadlier
  (The Atlantic)


• Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidal Ideation Among State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, March–April 2021
  (CDC)


• Florida hospitals don't require, and often aren't even aware of, staff COVID-19 vaccinations
  (News-Press)


• Surge in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo, less than a month out from Olympics
  (The Guardian)


• PGA Tour to end weekly testing for COVID-19 in late July
  (ESPN)


• New face mask prototype can detect Covid-19 infection
  (MIT)


• Public Health Officials Announce More Than 80 COVID-19 Cases Now Associated with Youth Camp Outbreak
  (Illinois DPH)


• Public health workers report being threatened and harassed during the pandemic
  (CBS News)


• 6 Alabama counties ‘very high risk’ for COVID
  (AL.Com)


• COVID hospitalizations in Missouri are over 800 for fourth consecutive day
  (Fox 2 Now)


• Disney delays test cruise over ‘inconsistent’ virus results
  (CNBC)


• Gottlieb says parts of U.S. could see "very dense outbreaks" as Delta variant spreads
  (CBS News)


• The Delta variant will cause 'very dense outbreaks' in these five states, expert says
  (CNN)


• Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: ‘We will be the canary’
  (AP)


• Incentives may have little impact on American anti-vaxxers
  (Economist)


• CDC extends national COVID-19 eviction ban for one more month
  (UPI)


• Surgeon General warns misinformation is the greatest threat to COVID-19 vaccination efforts
  (WHDH)


• Michigan health department recommends continued mask wearing in schools
  (Detroit News)


• Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19
  (HealthDay)


• Not taking it: Remote West Texas COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy plain to see
  (Reuters)


• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Drug for Treatment of COVID-19
  (FDA)


• Royal Caribbean plans to keep unvaccinated guests away by making cruises expensive and uncomfortable for them
  (Orlando Weekly)


• Celebrity Cruises drops requirement for passengers to show proof of COVID vaccine for Florida cruises
  (USA Today)


• Incidence of Cutaneous Reactions After Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines
  (JAMA)


• Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
  (AP)


• Humans now testing the Army’s catch-all COVID vaccine
  (Army Times)


• Navajo have COVID-19 under control, but still leery of Delta variant
  (Cronkite News)


• 99.8% Of Los Angeles Covid Deaths In Past 6 Months Were Among Unvaccinated People
  (Deadline)


• San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all city workers
  (LA Times)


• Explainer: What is the Delta Plus coronavirus variant?
  (Aljazeera)


• CDC Warns You Might Have "Long COVID" If You Feel This
  (Eat This)


• Oxford University explores anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment
  (Reuters)


• Michigan drops COVID-19 safety restrictions in most workplaces
  (Bridge MI)


• Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID
  (AP)


• Travel is back, and so are airline fees: Frontier adds 'COVID recovery' charge
  (USA Today)


• Morgan Stanley will bar workers without Covid vaccinations from most New York offices beginning July 12
  (CNBC)


• Arkansas has biggest 1-day jump in virus cases since March
  (AP)


• 70 percent of Californians over 12 have received one shot of coronavirus vaccine
  (The Hill)


• Back to not-so-normal: Psychologists eye pandemic stress as U.S. reopens
  (NBC News)


• U.S. Economy Is Bouncing Back From Covid-19. Now Foreign Investors Are Rushing In.
  (WSJ)


• Infectious disease expert clears up ‘doom-based’ messaging surrounding coronavirus delta variant
  (WTOP)


• Trump wanted to send COVID-infected Americans to Guantanamo: Book
  (Aljazeera)


• Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail
  (Reuters)


• No, Covid-19 Vaccines Won't Make You Magnetic. Here's Why
  (WIRED)


• Indiana University students sue over COVID-19 vaccine requirement
  (Indy Star)


• Covid boosters in the fall? As calls grow for third shots, here’s what you need to know
  (CNBC)


• Delta Variant Of The Coronavirus Could Dominate In U.S. Within Weeks
  (NPR)


• 25% of young adults most likely won't get COVID-19 vaccine, CDC survey shows
  (UPI)


• California to pay off unpaid rent accrued during COVID-19 pandemic
  (Axios)


• Vaccinations of seniors lag behind in 11 states
  (Axios)


• Birthdays linked to spread of Covid in areas with high transmission
  (The Guardian)


• Assessing the Association Between Social Gatherings and COVID-19 Risk Using Birthdays
  (JAMA)


• As offices shut down for Covid, workers bought vans and hit the road — and some don’t want to return
  (CNBC)


• Moderna Plans to Expand Production to Make Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters, Supply More Countries
  (WSJ)


• Covid: 'It took me almost all day to get my coronavirus vaccine'
  (BBC)


• The same mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines could help treat cancer
  (USA Today)


• Judge sides with Florida and says CDC cannot enforce Covid cruise ship rules
  (The Guardian)


• Kids Return To Summer Camp After COVID Kept Them Away Last Year
  (NPR)


• Million-dollar prizes don't produce expected surge in vaccinations in NC
  (WRAL)


• It has been 500 days since the first known US death from Covid-19. Variants and low vaccination rates threaten to prolong the pandemic
  (CNN)


• Many L.A. cops and firefighters aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Is this a public safety threat?
  (LA Times)


• Delta variant infecting mounting number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri
  (ABC News)


• The science around the lab leak theory hasn't changed. But here's why some scientists have.
  (NBC News)


• U.S. border restrictions extended to July 21, PM cites desire to stick to vaccine targets
  (CTV News)


• A 33-year-old nurse got long COVID despite being fully vaccinated. Doctors think we may see more of these rare cases.
  (Business Insider)


• Expect the Unexpected From the Delta Variant
  (The Atlantic)


• ‘It will get very bad’: Experts warn on Indonesia COVID surge
  (Aljazeera)


• Palestinian Authority calls off vaccine exchange with Israel
  (Aljazeera)


• China's about to administer its billionth coronavirus shot. Yes, you read that right
  (CNN)


• Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Delta Variant Reported In Florida
  (Health News Florida)


• Delta COVID variant: Does Johnson & Johnson vaccine work against the new coronavirus strain?
  (NJ.Com)


• It wasn’t just anyone who collected the bodies of the hospital’s COVID victims. It was Karl
  (LA Times)


• The U.S. agrees to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s vaccine, in case boosters are needed.
  (NY Times)


• Nearly 4,000 Breakthrough COVID Infections Have Now Been Reported in Mass.
  (NBC Boston)


• Virus Cases Surge Again in Russia, Many From Delta Variant
  (NY Times)


• Don’t let an argument over COVID-19 rules ruin your summer vacation. Here’s how to avoid one.
  (USA Today)


• CVS and Walgreens Were Reeling. Now They’re Riding a Covid-19 Wave.
  (WSJ)


• Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19
  (TIME)


• 'I remember it very well': Dr. Fauci describes a secret 2020 meeting to talk about COVID origins
  (USA Today)


• New Covid study hints at long-term loss of brain tissue, Dr. Scott Gottlieb warns
  (CNBC)


• Half of Covid-19 hospital patients experience long Covid, major US study finds
  (The National News)


• In Louisiana, government skepticism is hurting vaccination rates. Will incentives help?
  (PBS)


• The U.S. agrees to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s vaccine, in case boosters are needed.
  (NY Times)


• U.S. Open to be held with full capacity crowds
  (Reuters)


• Louisiana offering cash prizes, scholarships as vaccine incentives through July
  (WBRZ)


• US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low
  (AP)


• Tokyo 2020: State of emergency to be lifted in Japan's capital
  (BBC)


• Scotch whisky distillers toast end to high U.S. tariffs on single malts
  (CBS News)


• Texas man who declined COVID-19 vaccine speaks out after undergoing double lung transplant
  (ABC News)


• US is now betting more than $3B on a new COVID-19 pill
  (The Hill)


• Ohio’s State of Emergency will be lifted Friday; here’s what it means
  (NBC 4i)


• Pfizer's COVID Vaccine In Teens And Myocarditis: What You Need To Know
  (NPR)


• New warnings as emerging Delta variant found in 37 states
  (Good Morning America)


• Michigan to roll back remaining major COVID-19 restrictions June 22, ahead of schedule
  (Free Press)


• ‘Springsteen On Broadway’ Off Limits For Fans Vaccinated With AstraZeneca
  (Deadline)


• Dr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines
  (NPR)


• Health official: 'You should be vaccinated regardless of whether you already had COVID-19'
  (Petoskey News)


• After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them
  (NPR)


• Watch: Meet the Texas doctors on a mission to vaccinate their rural communities
  (Texas Tribune)


• Suns’ Chris Paul tested positive for COVID-19, under health protocols
  (Arizona Sports)


• NFL, NFLPA agree to updated COVID-19 protocols for training camp, preseason
  (NFL)


• Trump rails against Covid vaccines for ‘very young people’
  (POLITICO)


• China’s economy has not recovered 100% from Covid, says former central bank advisor
  (CNBC)


• Coronavirus hot spots spread across Missouri, driven by variant
  (STL Today)


• Royal Caribbean's Launch Of Its New Megaship Just Got Sidelined By COVID Cases
  (NPR)


• People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated.
  (USA Today)


• Families mourn the loss of loved ones who hesitated on the Covid-19 vaccine
  (CNN)


• Four confirmed cases of delta COVID-19 variant in SC but no way to tell how common it is
  (Greenville Online)


• Anti-Vaccine Protesters Picket Outside Foo Fighters’ First Full Capacity Show Since Pandemic
  (Variety)


• Vaccine Maker Earned Record Profits but Delivered Disappointment in Return
  (NY Times)


• National Mall Fourth Of July Fireworks Are A Go — And Bowser Says D.C. Is Ready For Visitors
  (dcist)


• US surpasses 600,000 deaths from the coronavirus; California reopens: Latest COVID-19 updates
  (USA Today)


• More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
  (AP)


• N Korea’s Kim: Food situation ‘tense’ due to pandemic, typhoon
  (Aljazeera)


• New drug cuts deaths among patients with no Covid antibodies
  (The Guardian)


• Despite Odds Stacked Against It, New Mexico's Vaccination Rate Is Near The Top
  (NPR)


• Cases of a dangerous Covid-19 variant are 'rapidly increasing' in US, expert says
  (CNN)


• Coronavirus Delta variant ‘may hit us pretty hard’ this fall. Here’s what you need to know
  (PBS)


• California reported no new COVID-19 deaths on June 13 — for the first time since March 2020
  (East Bay Times)


• Coronavirus: What you need to know about the 'Nepal variant'
  (Yahoo!Sports)


• Oklahoma surpasses 8,500 coronavirus-related deaths
  (KTUL)


• Coronavirus latest: Moscow makes vaccination compulsory for many workers as cases soar
  (Financial Times)


• COVID-19: Scientists discover source of life-threatening blood clots
  (Science Focus)


• The Atlantic Daily: 6 Things to Know About Delta, the New Coronavirus Variant
  (The Atlantic)


• Covid-19 Ranged From Illinois to Massachusetts Before States Reported First Cases
  (WSJ)


• San Francisco to require staff in hospitals, jails and nursing homes to get COVID-19 vaccine
  (LA Times)


• Do you want to cancel the Tokyo Olympics? That is unlikely.This is the reason
  (Texas News Today)


• CDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a 'variant of concern'
  (CNN)


• Tourists from low-risk countries won’t need serological test - official
  (Jerusalem Post)


• NIH researchers find more evidence Covid was circulating in the US in December 2019
  (CNN)


• Florida nursing homes report COVID-19 infection rates nearly double the national average
  (NBC 2)


• Bars With Vaccine Requirements Are Being Flooded With Negative Reviews: Report
  (Gizmodo)


• Efforts to vaccinate the US may continue for years as Covid-19 variants circle the globe, expert says
  (CNN)


• Coronavirus: Indiana Exceeds Tax Collection Expectations, To End OptumServe Testing Sites
  (WBOI)


• China’s closed borders ‘a real problem’ for foreign business operations amid coronavirus
  (South China Morning Post)


• GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus
  (AP)


• Astra antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in large trial
  (Reuters)


• Cruise industry tanks: DeSantis' mixed messaging leaves business grounded
  (USA Today)


• Covid-19: Has the pandemic harmed our memories?
  (BBC)


• A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
  (Nature)


• Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing Holocaust to COVID-19 rules
  (Yahoo!News)


• Officials: 103 COVID vaccine lottery prizes went unclaimed from Washington's first drawing
  (KOMO)


• A third dose of Covid vaccine may help protect immunocompromised patients, small study suggests
  (NBC News)


• The first state to shut down due to Covid-19 reopens today
  (CNN)


• CDC: New York state reaches 70% vaccination rate
  (NY1)


• Temp checks, digital menus and 'touchless' mustard: The maddening persistence of 'hygiene theater'
  (CHRON)


• Cashier dead, 2 wounded during argument over Georgia store's mask policy: Sheriff
  (ABC News)


• Maybe We’re Asking Vaccine Skeptics the Wrong Question
  (Slate)


• Boris Johnson extends current lockdown rules in England due to concerns over delta Covid variant
  (CNBC)


• Former Biden COVID adviser sparks outrage after claiming Americans could have 'sacrificed' more to stop virus
  (Fox News)


• Argentina's Lionel Messi confesses to worrying about contracting COVID-19 ahead of Copa America
  (ESPN)


• A white-knuckle ride of open COVID drug discovery
  (Nature)


• Hospital worker uses COVID-19 patient’s bank card for snacks minutes after woman’s death
  (KIRO 7)


• Jaguars minicamp: Chaisson out due to COVID test; light day for Lawrence
  (News4Jax)


• As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
  (AP)


• Free Lollapalooza Tickets Offered as Vaccine Incentive in Chicago
  (Variety)


• New York City announces ticker tape parade for Covid-19 pandemic heroes
  (CNN)


• How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama
  (AL.Com)


• Texas COVID hospitalizations increase as Delta variant spreads and vaccination rate remains flat
  (WFAA)


• Vermont becomes first state to reach 80% vaccine threshold
  (Axios)


• What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
  (Reuters)


• A Doc Who Helped End Smallpox Says COVID’s Here to Stay
  (The Daily Beast)


• Novavax COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in U.S. trial
  (Reuters)


• Anti-Vaccine Activists Use A Federal Database To Spread Fear About COVID Vaccines
  (NPR)


• Miami Bitcoin Gathering Was a Covid Hot Spot, Attendees Say
  (Bloomberg)


• In first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, judge sides with Houston hospital, dismissing claims from staff resisters
  (USA Today)


• Gottlieb says coronavirus Delta variant likely to become dominant U.S. strain (video)
  (CBS News)


• ‘People are so burned out’: US essential workers struggle as restrictions lifted
  (The Guardian)


• F.D.A. details failures at a Baltimore plant that led to unusable vaccine doses.
  (NY Times)


• For many tribal nations, the pandemic also brought an increase in population
  (CNN)


• Seattle becomes most vaccinated city in US, mayor says
  (The Guardian)


• New York's Seven-Day COVID-19 Average Positivity Rate Among The Lowest In The U.S., Cuomo Says
  (Gothamist)


• Alabama won’t reach White House vaccination goal
  (AP)


• Virtually all hospitalized Covid patients have one thing in common: They're unvaccinated
  (NBC News)


• Disney World drops indoor mask policy in 'most areas' for vaccinated visitors
  (USA Today)


• G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries
  (Aljazeera)


• CDC plans "emergency meeting" on rare heart inflammation following COVID-19 vaccines
  (CBS News)


• The FDA reportedly forces J&J to scrap about 60 million doses of its Covid vaccine
  (CNBC)


• Kids, COVID & Vaccines: What to Know
  (WebMD)


• Coronavirus: Thousands of wild animals were sold at Wuhan markets in months before Covid-19 outbreak, new report finds
  (South China Morning Post)


• Covid world map: which countries have the most coronavirus vaccinations, cases and deaths?
  (The Guardian)


• ‘It’s a little late’: US orders healthcare worker protections after thousands die
  (The Guardian)


• Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
  (NPR)


• COVID-19: Spain players, coaches vaccinated by army ahead of Euro 2020 opener
  (ESPN)


• Chinese researchers say new batch of coronaviruses found in bats
  (The Hill)


• Fake Your COVID Vaccine Card In NY? That Could Come With A Year In Jail
  (Gothamist)


• Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
  (NPR)


• ‘Lockdown’ states like California did better economically than ‘looser’ states like Florida, new COVID data shows
  (Madison Leader Gazette)


• FDA rejects emergency use authorization for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin jab
  (Live Mint)


• The chipmaking factory of the world is battling Covid and the climate crisis
  (CNN)


• Evidence grows stronger for Covid vaccine link to heart issue, CDC says
  (NBC News)


• Border battles: Vaccines ‘being thrown out’ in U.S. should go to Canadians, mayors say
  (Global News)


• 2 passengers test positive for COVID on first North American cruise since pandemic started
  (NY Daily News)


• Expert: Tinnitus, hearing loss not uncommon in COVID-19 patients
  (UPI)


• Rare COVID-19-linked syndrome more likely in Black, Hispanic, younger children
  (UPI)


• Bitcoin conference attendees report testing positive for Covid after returning from Miami
  (CNBC)


• US Department of Labor's OSHA issues emergency temporary standard to protect health care workers from the coronavirus
  (OSHA)


• US overtakes UK as hardest hit by Covid deaths in G7
  (BBC)


• After Months Of A Racing Heart And Burning Feet, A COVID Long-Hauler Gets A Diagnosis
  (WBUR)


• As more kids go down the ‘deep, dark tunnel’ of long Covid, doctors still can’t predict who is at risk
  (STAT)


• Which Groups Are Still Dying of Covid in the U.S.?
  (NY Times)


• Gov. Pritzker confirms Illinois will move to Phase 5 full reopening on Friday
  (Lake McHenry Scanner)


• US extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
  (AP)


• Biden and Johnson expected to commit to lifting US-UK Covid-19 travel restrictions
  (CNN)


• Montez Sweat 'not a fan' of COVID-19 vaccine despite Washington Football Team bringing in expert to address players
  (ESPN)


• What Covid-19's long tail is revealing about disease
  (BBC)


• Should unvaccinated players on COVID-19 reserve in 2021 receive their game checks?
  (Pro Football Talk)


• Can you spread COVID if you’re vaccinated, have no symptoms and test positive?
  (Mercury News)


• Yes, Your Employer Can Require You to Be Vaccinated
  (NY Times


• Fear of coronavirus will no longer be acceptable reason for Texans on unemployment to turn down job offers
  (Texas Tribune)


• University of Minnesota, Mayo report COVID-fighting success with anti-aging therapy
  (Star Tribune)


• Can indoor concerts ever be safe again?
  (CNN)


• New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
  (NPR)


• 'You can put a key on their forehead': Ohio doctor falsely claims Covid vaccines are magnetized
  (NBC News)


• CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.
  (NBC News)


• California mandated masks. Florida opened its restaurants. Did any of it matter?
  (Vox)


• Brazil approaches half a million COVID deaths
  (Reuters)


• G7 leaders will call for fresh WHO inquiry into Covid origins, leaked communique suggests
  (The Guardian)


• Facebook teams up with health groups to tackle vaccine hesitancy and equity
  (cnet)


• THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF THE PANDEMIC IS SHIFTING
  (The Atlantic)


• Despite Ample Shots and Incentives, Vaccine Rates Lag Far Behind in the South
  (NY Times)


• US surgeon general warns unvaccinated people are at risk from a potentially more dangerous Covid-19 variant
  (CNN)


• Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted almost all Texas pandemic restrictions. But not the one limiting jail releases.
  (Texas Tribune)


• Disinformation was supposed to help the Russian vaccine, but it harmed everyonel
  (Slovak Spectator)


• Apparently, Some Anti-Vaxxers Think The COVID Vaccine Makes You…Magnetic
  (Refinery 29)


• Germany introduces digital COVID-19 pass
  (DW)


• ‘Extremely rare’: Australia records second death ‘likely linked’ to AstraZeneca vaccine blood clots
  (The Guardian)


• Vermont Expected to Reach 80% Vaccination Target This Week
  (NECN)


• There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates
  (NPR)


• Hospital suspends 178 staff for not complying with COVID vaccine mandate
  (Axios)


• Still only 1 Pa. county with high spread of COVID-19, as statewide positive test rate falls below 3%
  (Penn Live)


• U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on some 110 countries, territories including Japan
  (Reuters)


• U.S. to donate 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses globally -sources
  (Reuters)


• New Covid variant and rising cases spark fears over U.K.'s post-lockdown reopening
  (NBC News)


• France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others
  (AP)


• The four most urgent questions about long COVID
  (Nature)


• State Vaccination Grants Target Harder-To-Reach Groups
  (WBUR)


• Government Warns Doctors and Insurers: Don’t Bill for Covid Vaccines
  (NY Times)


• Fauci warns of COVID-19 Delta variant now spreading rapidly in U.K.: 'We cannot let that happen in the United States'
  (Yahoo!News)


• No vaccine needed for those who’ve had COVID-19, Cleveland Clinic study says
  (WKBN)


• New COVID-19 cases plummet in Indiana
  (Courier Press)


• Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Marty Makary: Americans have an ‘entirely distorted perception’ of Covid risk
  (CNBC)


• New U.S. COVID-19 cases and deaths tick higher, while CDC’s ‘real world’ study shows Pfizer, Moderna vaccines reduce infection risk by 91%
  (Market Watch)


• The Brazilian doctor offering bogus Covid remedies for social media likes
  (BBC)


• In China’s new Covid hotspot, police detain those who violate virus prevention measures
  (CNBC)


• ‘Prevention fatigue’ driving sudden COVID surge in Taiwan: Expert
  (Aljazeera)


• Carnival will require COVID vaccine proof when cruises resume in Galveston next month
  (ABC 13)


• Idaho Has One Of The Lowest COVID-19 Vaccination Rates. Why?
  (NPR)


• Pharmacist who 'intentionally' destroyed 500 Covid vaccine doses gets three years in prison
  (Yahoo!News)


• America’s Covid Groupthink Functioned Like China’s Repression
  (WSJ)


• No shirts, pants or undies for Philly Naked Bike Ride -- but masks required
  (WKYC)


• A broken system: The number of Indigenous people who died from coronavirus may never be known
  (High Country News)


• This chart shows how COVID cases have plummeted as more people get vaccinated
  (PBS)


• Vaccination rates plunge in some states, slowing progress in the fight to end Covid-19
  (CNN)


• 'Breakthrough' COVID Infections May Be Common in Vaccinated Transplant Patients
  (US News and World Report)


• Less Than A Third Of NY Prison Staff Vaccinated Against COVID
  (Gothamist)


• How COVID-19 Can Lead to Diabetes
  (NIH)


• Could Statins Do More Than Lower Cholesterol in Patients With COVID-19?
  (JAMA Network)


• Gangrene, Hearing Loss Show Delta Variant May Be More Severe
  (Bloomberg)


• China trade: coronavirus outbreak threatens temporary ‘shock’ after May figures fell short of expectations
  (South China Morning Post)


• Taiwan’s coronavirus outbreak, drought and power cuts force semiconductor makers to ramp up contingency plans
  (South China Morning Post)


• To the beach! Spain opens borders to tourists, cruise ships
  (AP)


• The Invisible Dead of COVID Colonialism
  (New York Magazine)


• How the ‘Alpha’ Coronavirus Variant Became So Powerful
  (New York Times)


• Scientists Discover Exactly How COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Human Lungs
  (SciTechDaily)


• Federal Judge Claims the COVID Vaccine Kills More People Than Mass Shootings Do
  (Slate)


• Woman accused of shooting up McDonald’s in Oklahoma over COVID policy gets prison time
  (Kansas CIty Star)


• Group of Houston Methodist nurses host walkout today over COVID-19 vaccine job requirement
  (ABC 13)


• Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information
  (NPR)


• 50% of adults in NC now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
  (CBS 17)


• Poke and toke: Washington offering free joints as new vaccine incentive
  (KXLY)


• The US did not ban exports of vaccine supplies. But more help is needed.
  (PIIE)


• How Do You Prepare For A Million Workers To Return To The Office? Ask The Government
  (NPR)


• The Dangerous Delta Variant
  (NY Times)


• What the “Fauci Gate” emails tell us about Covid-19 and American politics
  (Vox)


• Airline bosses call on UK and U.S. to lift trans-Atlantic travel restrictions
  (Reuters)


• The first big cruise ship allowing American passengers sets sail over a year after the pandemic shut down the industry
  (CNN)


• Australian airline Qantas 'disturbed' by reports of gangs infiltration, drug trafficking
  (Fox News)


• South Carolina governor ends COVID-19-related state of emergency
  (WYFF 4)


• Hezbollah founder dies of coronavirus
  (The Hill)


• White House Briefing Room Returns To 100% Capacity After Covid-19 Restrictions Are Lifted
  (Deadline)


• Help wanted ASAP: Suburban business owners feel COVID-19 labor fallout
  (Daily Herald)


• California has one of the lowest coronavirus transmission levels in the U.S.
  (LA Times)


• Reports: Florida hosts largest concert since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
  (WTSP)


• U.S. reports fewer than 15,000 Covid cases per day, averaging about 1 million daily vaccinations
  (CNBC)


• Hawaii Sets Plan to Lift All Travel Restrictions Based on Vaccine Rates
  (Travel and Leisure)


• Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains
  (Washington Post)


• Condoleezza Rice said the coronavirus lab-leak theory was too easily dismissed early on, and said the media was partly at fault
  (Business Insider)


• The Coronavirus Is Changing, and So Are Our Tests
  (The Atlantic)


• OSU's TRACE project research expands to test for COVID-19 antibodies
  (KATU)


• Major Chinese city battles Delta Covid variant first detected in India with lockdowns, mass testing
  (CNBC)


• For the first time, some hospitals have no COVID-19 patients. Others are still seeing a surge
  (KOCO)


• New England's success against COVID-19 could be a model
  (CTV News)


• How Virginia Improved Vaccination Rates Among Latinx Residents
  (NPR)


• Covid-19 cases fall, but unvaccinated children are a 'vulnerable host' for coronavirus, doctor says
  (CNN)


• Fauci’s 2,000 emails a day show how little U.S. officials knew in the early days of the Covid pandemic
  (CNBC)


• How does COVID-19 end in the US? Likely with a death rate Americans are willing to 'accept'
  (USA Today)


• U.S. administers 300.3 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
  (Reuters)


• How Amazon became an engine for anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
  (FAST Company)


• Airlines press U.S. on refusal to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
  (Reuters)


• No. 2 CDC official: U.S. isn't ready for the next pandemic
  (Axios)


• CDC director 'deeply concerned' over rise in teens hospitalized with Covid
  (NBC News)


• You Can Have My Mask When You Pry It off My Cold, Dead Face
  (National Review)


• All MLB clubs hosting COVID vaccination event with free game tickets. Here are details
  (Miami Herald)


• Some Americans resist COVID vaccines as world faces shortage
  (Aljazeera)


• Tom Cruise ‘fumes’ after COVID-19 outbreak forces him to self-isolate, shuts film set
  (Mercury News)


• Half Of States Are Ending Pandemic Jobless Aid Early, And The Economy Could Suffer
  (NPR)


• California draws 15 winners of $50,000 vaccine prizes
  (AP)


• FEDS PROPOSE VACCINE REQUIREMENTS IF CANADA-U.S. BORDER REOPENS
  (iheartradio)


• U.S. Life Becomes Quasi-Normal as Virus Fears Fade
  (Gallup)


• NJ Lawmakers Pass Bill To End COVID Public Health Emergency
  (Patch)


• Covid has claimed more than 600,000 lives in United States
  (NBC News)


• United offers flight attendants, pilots extra pay for proof of Covid vaccination
  (CNBC)


• Fauci calls on China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers - FT
  (Reuters)


• Without humans around, Sri Lanka’s zoo animals enjoy a pandemic baby boom.
  (NY Times)


• Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% — lowest rate since pandemic erupted
  (CBS News)


• COVID-19 summer tracker
  (Sky)


• See Which States Are Falling Behind Biden’s Vaccination Goal
  (NY Times)


• As Vaccination Rates Rise, More Companies Consider "Soft Reopenings" Over Summer
  (Gothamist)


• China used social media to spread misinformation to discredit Western media during pandemic, report finds
  (ABC AUS)


• Dr. Fauci says he's cautiously optimistic US will be able to vaccinate children under 12 by Thanksgiving
  (CBS 58)


• Apache tribe nearly halts spread of coronavirus
  (Indian Country Today)


• World leaders ‘ignoring’ role of destruction of nature in causing pandemics
  (The Guardian)


• Kids need vaccines. So do poor nations
  (CNN)


• It is not over: Indian Covid variant among latest cases
  (Herald Sun)


• No new COVID-19 deaths reported in El Paso, cases increase by 12
  (KFOX TV)


• Pennsylvania hospitals took a financial hit from the pandemic, but Lehigh Valley hospitals fared better than most
  (Morning Call)


• Covid has claimed more than 600,000 lives in United States
  (NBC News)


• Arizonans get COVID-19 vaccines in exchange for free marijuana joints and edibles
  (AZ Central)


• Column: The lab-leak origin claim for COVID-19 is in the news, but it’s still fact-free
  (LA Times)


• Israel sees probable link between Pfizer vaccine and myocarditis cases
  (Reuters)


• The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19’s Origins
  (Vanity Fair)


• He’s a Stanford professor and a Nobel laureate. Critics say he was dangerously misleading on Covid
  (STAT)


• ‘I Had Never Faced the Reality of Death’: A Surgeon Becomes a Patient
  (NY Times)


• Do I need to get tested for COVID-19 if I’m vaccinated?
  (WOOD TV)


• California bill calls for $7 billion in COVID-19 bonuses for healthcare workers
  (LA Times)


• White House announces global COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan
  (Aljazeera)


• Marathon organizers preparing to run Bank of America race in 2021
  (Chicago Sun Times)


• Are COVID Vaccines FDA Approved? Here's How the Process Works
  (NBC Chicago)


• NIH researchers identify potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19
  (NIH)


• Philadelphia lifts most COVID-19 restrictions, but indoor masks remain | Everything you need to know
  (6 ABC)


• COVID Discord group helps Indians find oxygen, answers, and community
  (Mashable)


• The 6 reasons Americans aren’t getting vaccinated
  (Vox)


• Warning over pilots’ mental health as planes return to skies
  (The Guardian)


• Jim Cramer said his 'Mad COVID-19 Index’ would beat the market — did it?
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• White House's vaccine push now includes longer pharmacy hours, free childcare — and beer
  (POLITICO)


• Chattanooga pizza parlor bans customer after 2020 COVID-19 exposure
  (News Channel 9)


• Myles Garrett feels “back at my peak” after contracting COVID-19 last year
  (NBC Sports)


• 'We cannot postpone again,' Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom
  (Reuters)


• There are 3 types of people in Richmond not getting a COVID-19 vaccine
  (WTVR)


• Alaska Lures Tourists With Its Stunning Landscapes — And Free COVID-19 Vaccines
  (NPR)


• Can the USA return to pre-COVID-19 normal by July 4?
  (The Lancet)


• Natural disasters ruined parts of rural Louisiana, disrupted the region’s vaccine drive
  (PBS)


• ‘Pandemic misery index’ charts far-reaching, imbalanced impacts of COVID-19
  (PBS)


• New research indicates religion protected mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak but also undermined efforts to save lives
  (PsyPost)


• This Ominous Warning From Moderna Could Shake Up the COVID Vaccine Market
  (Motley Fool)


• More than 3,500 Hoosiers have applied for COVID-19 funeral assistance
  (WTHR)


• Americans are celebrating steps toward normalcy. But the real test of Covid-19 progress is 2 weeks away, expert says
  (CNN)


• Anheuser-Busch to give away free beer when US hits vaccination goal
  (STL Today)


• Facing his July 4 vaccination deadline, Biden touts a major campaign, including free child care through big providers.
  (NY Times)


• New Mexico offers largest single vaccination prize in US
  (AP)


• Over 1.98B Coronavirus Vaccine Shots Given Worldwide
  (UrduPoint)


• Pa. Lawmakers Sponsors Bill That Would Allow Teenagers To Get Vaccines Without Parents’ Consent
  (CBS Local Pittsburgh)


• Scientists say more research needed on whether COVID-19 vaccine booster shots necessary
  (News 5 Cleveland)


• DoorDash offers $2 million in gift cards for COVID-19 vaccine recipients
  (Fox 17 Online)


• Variants blamed for COVID-19 spike in northern Missouri
  (KSDK)


• What Breakthrough Infections Can Tell Us
  (The Atlantic)


• Covid: What do under-30s need to know about the vaccine?
  (BBC)


• COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift across Michigan as summer begins
  (UpNorthLive)


• The Covid Vaccine Is Free, but Not Everyone Believes That
  (NY Times)


• The 'Time Has Come' For A Global Pandemic Treaty, WHO's Tedros Says
  (NPR)


• ‘Our society is totally nuts’: Fauci emails lift lid on life in eye of the Covid storm
  (The Guardian)


• This Cleveland barbershop will give you a haircut, and a COVID-19 vaccine
  (PBS)


• US sees signs of 'new normal' as states lift COVID restrictions
  (ABC News)


• Moderna Seeks Full FDA Approval for Its Covid-19 Vaccine
  (Bloomberg)


• COVID-19 ravaged the state’s border counties. Now they’re leading Texas in vaccinations.
  (Texas Tribune)


• 5 tips from mental health experts on transitioning out of COVID restrictions
  (PBS)


• Abbott Labs Was a Covid Winner. Why Its Stock Is Getting Crushed.
  (Barrons)


• Covid Live Updates: Digital Covid Status Certificates for E.U. Travelers Go Live
  (NY Times)


• Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go
  (The Conversation)


• Cruises are finally returning to U.S. ports — here’s what will be different post-COVID
  (MarketWatch)


• U.S. blood donations are safe under current COVID-19 screening guidelines
  (NIH)


• Vietnamese president asks US for help with Covid-19 vaccination efforts
  (The T haiger)


• Do vaccine incentives work? Krispy Kreme says free doughnuts have helped
  (CNBC)


• For the first time in over a year, the US records a daily average of fewer than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases
  (CNN)


• Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
  (AP)


• How significant is a day without Covid deaths?
  (BBC)


• Transplants Force Patients to Amass Vaccinations to Beat Covid
  (Bloomberg)


• Scofflaws or victims? Businesses that broke COVID rules seek amnesty
  (MPR News)


• Fact check: If you get the COVID vaccine, could you lose insurance coverage?
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• Who Will Win — and Lose — in the Post-Covid Economy?
  (Harvard Business Review)


• Now proven against coronavirus, mRNA can do so much more
  (CBS 58)


• DeSantis' cruise line conundrum — Nikki Fried expected to make it official — Deadly weekend in Miami-Dade — Florida's mean season is here
  (POLITICO)


• Public Health Officials Express Concern As The Coronavirus Keeps Mutating
  (WBUR)


• COVID-19 can infiltrate insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, study suggests
  (Live Science)


• Uncooperative Bay County hair stylist made tracking P.1 variant in Michigan even harder
  (Freep)


• ‘No going back to normal’: 43,000 US kids lost a parent to COVID
  (Aljazeera)


• US debates fairest way to share spare COVID-19 vaccines
  (Channel News Asia)


• Nation takes steps toward normalcy as COVID cases fall (video)
  (CBS News)


• ‘Open Air’ Effect Gave the South a Break From Covid-19 Spring Surge
  (WSJ)


• Mobile vaccination units hit tiny U.S. towns to boost immunity
  (PBS)


• Universal Orlando: Masks no longer required indoors starting Saturday for the vaccinated
  (Orlando Sentinel)


• Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
  (PBS)


• Covid-19 infection leaves big medical bills for some survivors
  (CNN)


• Divisive COVID ‘lab leak’ debate prompts dire warnings from researchers
  (Nature)


• Mendocino Restaurant Adds $5 Fee for Customers Wearing Masks
  (NBC Bay Area)


• Why more coronavirus stimulus checks are still possible
  (Entrepreneur)


• Coronavirus latest: CDC eases mask rules for vaccinated teens at summer camp
  (Financial Times)


• Majority of MLB teams have relaxed coronavirus protocols as two more join list
  (ESPN)


• Employers Can (Mostly) Require Vaccines For Workers Returning To The Office
  (NPR)


• 2 Denver jail deputies die from COVID within 10 days
  (KDVR)


• Many COVID-19 vaccine holdouts are still waiting on full FDA approval
  (Axios)


• These Florida concert tickets are $18 if you're vaccinated, $1,000 if you're not
  (ABC News)


• Inhaled Nanobodies Protect Hamsters from COVID-19
  (UPMC)


• Cruz on bill to ban vaccine passports: Health choices are for individuals, not the government or your boss
  (Fox News)


• Inside China’s exhaustive search for COVID-positive animals that don’t exist
  (NY Post)


• Minnesota Offers Most Minnesotan Prizes Ever During Vaccine Drive
  (Gizmodo)


• Families Can Have A Wonderful Summer Too
  (medium)


• Africa needs 200 million vaccine doses by September for 10% of population
  (Ghana Web)


• Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
  (PBS)


• How to Make Enough Vaccine for the World in One Year
  (Public Citizen)


• Covid’s Deadliest Phase May Be Here Soon
  (NY Times)


• Argentina battles health and economic crises as COVID cases soar
  (Aljazeera)


• From housing to layoffs, the US economy is in full rebound mode
  (Aljazeera)


• China counters Biden's Covid origins lab probe ... by calling for a US lab probe
  (CNN)


• Could Memorial Day travel surge cause Covid cases to spike?
  (NBC News)


• Why Deadly ‘Black Fungus’ Is Ravaging COVID Patients in India
  (Scientific American)


• Janssen single-dose Covid vaccine approved by UK
  (BBC)


• U.S. intelligence community acknowledges two theories of coronavirus origin
  (Reuters)


• Study of Big Ten college athletes suggests higher risk for post-COVID-19 heart problems
  (ESPN)


• Boxed in: How a single Pfizer decision disrupted the Covid vaccine rollout while boosting profits
  (STAT)


• California unveils $116M vaccine incentive program
  (UPI)


• Covid-19: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is “likely” responsible for deaths of some elderly patients, Norwegian review finds
  (The BMJ)


• Wisconsin: ground zero of America’s battle against vaccine hesitancy
  (The Guardian)


• As Covid dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance
  (STAT)


• Had COVID? You’ll probably make antibodies for a lifetime
  (Nature)


• Why A Lab In Wuhan Is Worth A Closer Look As A Possible Source Of The Pandemic
  (NPR)


• Facebook no longer treating 'man-made' Covid as a crackpot idea
  (POLITICO)


• China slams Biden for investigation of coronavirus origins as WHO says Africa urgently needs 20 million AstraZeneca doses
  (MarketWatch)


• U.S. administers 290.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC
  (Reuters)


• Interest in vaccinations increased after CDC announced new mask guidance
  (CNN)


• Gov. Kemp to restrict Georgia’s public schools from requiring masks
  (AJC)


• Janice McGeachin signs Executive Order prohibiting mask mandates as acting governor
  (Idaho News)


• D.C. To Shut Down Several Vaccination Sites By The End Of June
  (DCist)


• EXCLUSIVE U.S. opens criminal probe into alleged lapses at Eli Lilly plant
  (Reuters)


• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
  (US News and World Report)


• 'Brain fog' can linger with long-haul COVID-19, study says
  (UPI)


• U.S. Covid cases down more than 50% since start of May as the country averages 1.7 million daily vaccine shots
  (CNBC)


• Company tracking coronavirus in sewage goes national
  (AP)


• The coronavirus is raging in Manitoba, hitting Indigenous people especially hard.
  (NY Times)


• China refusal to support WHO COVID origins probe accelerated Biden announcement on US investigation: official
  (Fox News)


• Tennessee woman arrested for speeding through COVID-19 vaccination tent in protest, authorities say
  (ABC News)


• John Davis, real Milli Vanilli singer, dies from Covid aged 66
  (CNN)


• Why a Grand Plan to Vaccinate the World Against Covid Unraveled
  (Wall Street Journal)


• Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
  (Fox Business)


• Coronavirus: Yale doctor warns that upcoming Tokyo Olympics ‘looks like a superspreader event'
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• Coronavirus: Indian airline SpiceJet feels heat as couple flout rules with mid-air ‘wedding’ attended by 160 people
  (South China Morning Post)


• How Native Americans launched successful coronavirus vaccination drives: ‘A story of resilience’
  (Washington Post)


• No, a previous COVID infection does not make you "naturally immunized," says health official
  (WVPE)


• New coronavirus cases fall for fifth week
  (Axios)


• Ousted FL dashboard designer's claims don't add up, former colleagues and experts say
  (CBS 12)


• U.S. FDA gives emergency use approval for GSK-Vir COVID-19 antibody drug
  (Reuters)


• Ohio’s first Vax-a-Million winners announced: Who won $1 million vaccine lottery?
  (WLWT)


• Indiana AG says university mandating vaccines violates new state law
  (The Hill)


• Heart Problems in Teens After COVID Vaccine? Myocarditis Explained
  (NBC Chicago)


• The Covid-19 origin story has massive political consequences
  (CNN)


• Vaccine tourists are coming to America
  (CNN)


• Older Americans are not delaying their retirement despite Covid-19, research shows
  (CNBC)


• Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 shots
  (Reuters)


• Japan Looks to Extend Covid-19 State of Emergency
  (Wall Street Journal)


• Shuttered hospitals, soaring Covid-19 deaths: Rural Black communities lose a lifeline in the century’s worst health crisis
  (STAT)


• American held in Russia contracts COVID-19 after denied vaccine
  (The Hill)


• Alabama city seeks COVID-19 aid to restore old schoolhouse
  (AL.Com)


• Baltimore City resident wins second VaxCash vaccine lottery award of $40,000
  (Baltimore Sun)


• Illinois’ COVID-19 testing positivity rate sinks to lowest point ever — yeah, ever
  (Sun Times)


• Meadows on Trump-era effort to find coronavirus origins (video)
  (Fox News)


• Former State Department official reveals 'procedural' and 'substantive concerns' with Wuhan COVID-19 origin
  (Fox News)


• Alyssa Milano discusses long-haul coronavirus symptoms in PSA about vaccinations
  (Fox News)


• The Majority of Moviegoers Feel Safe Being Back in Theaters, Study Shows
  (Variety)


• Researchers uncover mechanism related to severe post-COVID-19 disease in children
  (Massachusetts General Hospital • Harvard University)


• America’s Entire Understanding of the Pandemic Was Shaped by Messy Data
  (The Atlantic)


• Good News: Even A Mild COVID Infection Developes Antibody Protection That Could Last A Lifetime
  (collective EVOLUTION)


• Why scientists are suddenly more interested in the lab-leak theory of Covid's origin
  (CNN)


• Fact check: Federal law does not prevent states, businesses, employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines
  (USA Today)


• Tribes were often overlooked in COVID-19 vaccine trials, frustrating Indigenous leaders
  (AZ Central)


• Gov. David Ige lifts Hawaii’s outdoor mask mandate ahead of Memorial Day weekend
  (KHON2)


• Time to return to movie theaters? It’s complicated, say our experts
  (AV Club)


• Five months later, none of the $16 billion Congress approved for theaters has been paid
  (CNN)


• Model Stephanie Dubois Suffers Blood Clot, Dies Days After Getting COVID Shot
  (Newsweek)


• Malaysia now has more Covid cases per million people than India
  (CNBC)


• 50 States of Children's COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
  (ThinkAdvisor)


• Puerto Rico ends its nightly Covid curfew after a year
  (NBC News)


• DHS official: Herd immunity may come this fall in Wisconsin
  (AP)


• Colorado Gov. Polis announces $1 million vaccine lottery
  (Fox 21)


• U.S. study finds tiny number of vaccine 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases
  (CTV News)


• Biden admin pledges to help fund Covid-19 shots incentive programs like Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery
  (NBC News)


• U.S. to distribute vaccines based on requests as Biden administration looks to beef up international response
  (PBS)


• Moderna says its Covid vaccine is 100% effective in teens, plans to seek FDA OK in early June
  (CNBC)


• The world’s economic recovery from Covid-19 looks likely to be uneven
  (The Guardian)


• Covid-19: First man to get jab William Shakespeare dies of unrelated illness
  (BBC)


• Alabama is lagging behind in COVID vaccination rates. (video)
  (AL.Com)


• India: Dirty oxygen cylinders, ventilators behind ‘black fungus’?
  (Aljazeera)


• There’s a free treatment for COVID-19; why aren’t more people using it?
  (San Diego Union Tribune)


• Fury as Marjorie Taylor Greene likens Covid rules to Nazi treatment of Jews
  (The Guardian)


• Even Without Passengers, Cruise Ship Still Reports COVID Outbreak
  (The Cut)


• Georgia GOP governor bans Covid-19 passports in state government
  (CNN)


• Children's Risk Of Serious Illness From COVID-19 Is As Low As It Is For The Flu
  (NPR)


• The lingering threat of fall Covid-19 outbreaks
  (Vox)


• Pa. lawmakers take first steps to end parts of governor's COVID-19 disaster declaration
  (WGAL 8)


• NBA Explains Decision Not to Suspend LeBron James Over COVID Violation: 'No Quarantine Was Necessary'
  (People)


• German economy hit harder than expected by COVID crisis
  (DW)


• CDC says most fully vaccinated Americans can skip coronavirus testing
  (KTLA)


• In what’s likely a first, a meatpacking plant employee won a COVID-19 workers’ comp case
  (Investigate Midwest)


• Nine states have 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated against Covid as U.S. cases, deaths fall further
  (CNBC)


• Suspicious package with white powder sent to Sen. Rand Paul's Kentucky home
  (NBC News)


• A vaccine marvel is bringing America back
  (CNN)


• Young Americans are lagging behind with Covid-19 vaccines. And these threats have experts pushing for their vaccination
  (CNN)


• United Airlines offering free travel for a year to promote vaccinations
  (The Hill)


• Wisconsin Catholic pastor who preached against Covid-19 vaccine ordered to step down
  (NBC News)


• Coronavirus Today: How do you capture the pandemic in a high school yearbook?
  (LA Times)


• In the Tales Told by Sewage, Public Health and Privacy Collide
  (UNDARK)


• Health official: Unvaccinated adults may pose COVID-19 risk to children under 12
  (Petoskey News)


• India isn’t the only one. Covid cases are rising at record levels in these places too
  (CNBC)


• Economists predict highest growth in 37 years as coronavirus pandemic recedes
  (Fox Business)


• Most kids with inflammatory COVID-19 syndrome are recovered by 6 months
  (Live Science)


• Where can Americans travel? What to know about COVID-19 restrictions around the world
  (CBS News)


• Pfizer begins testing COVID-19 booster shot
  (News 4 Jax)


• Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Bans Coronavirus Vaccine Passports
  (US News)


• New Variant Posing Threat, as Global Vaccine Drive Falters
  (NY Times)


• Wisconsin priest who ignored COVID limits is asked to resign
  (WTMJ 4)


• 2 months before Olympics, US advises against traveling to Japan due to COVID-19
  (ABC 15)


• As Lab-Leak Evidence Mounts, Psaki Says White House Is ‘Hopeful’ WHO Will Launch Second COVID Probe
  (National Review)


• US Intel Report ID'd 3 Researchers at Wuhan Lab Who Fell Ill in November 2019
  (NBC DFW)


• Did Covid-19 Escape The Wuhan Lab?
  (The Pavlovic Today)


• Gottlieb says there’s growing circumstantial evidence that Covid may have originated in a lab
  (CNBC)


• After 11 days of war, Gaza’s next crisis could be the coronavirus
  (Independent)


• United Airlines joins corporate COVID-19 vaccine push, offers bid to win year of free flights
  (Yahoo!Finance)


• The CDC’s changes to mask guidelines raised questions. Here are 6 answers
  (ScienceNews)


• Florida becomes the 23rd GOP-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefits
  (CNN)


• FAA proposes more than $60,000 in fines against unruly passengers amid mask fights
  (NBC News)


• Stephen Colbert says he’s going back before live audiences
  (CBS 4 Indy)


• Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on Covid-19 Origin
  (Wall Street Journal)


• This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines
  (NY Times)


• Dating Apps Are Making It Easier To Swipe Right For A Match Who's Vaccinated
  (NPR)


• Experts Say Outdated COVID Guidelines Are Costing Hollywood Money
  (Variety)


• Starbucks, REI employees say they will stage ‘sick out’ protesting mask changes
  (KIRO 7)


• US scientists are working on a coronavirus super-jab for the 'pandemic age'
  (Today Online)


• Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows
  (PBS)


• US Covid-19 vaccination pace is down by nearly half in the last month. These states slow to vaccinate may struggle this summer, expert warns
  (CNN)


• New Face-Mask Rules Put Grocery Workers Back at Center of Debate
  (Wall Street Journal)


• Multigenerational home sales increase during COVID-19 pandemic as buyers care for parents
  (USA Today)


• Texas youth show up in "amazing" numbers as state tries to vaccinate 1.7 million children now eligible for COVID-19 shot
  (Texas Tribune)


• Some Ga. chiropractors are stoking fears of COVID vaccines New COVID-19 Cases Haven't Been This Low In The U.S. Since Last June
  (AJC)


• New COVID-19 Cases Haven't Been This Low In The U.S. Since Last June
  (NPR)


• New Human Coronavirus CCoV-HuPn-2018 Identified – Originated in Dogs
  (SciTechDaily)


• The women possibly at higher risk for Covid-19 that no one is talking about
  (CNN)


• The CDC’s mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them
  (Vox)


• Sweden Says PCR Tests “Cannot Be Used To Determine Whether Someone Is Contagious”
  (collective EVOLUTION)


• COVID vaccines create 9 new billionaires with combined wealth greater than cost of vaccinating world's poorest countries
  (OXFAM)


• FDA recommends not using syringes from Chinese firm after safety issues with vaccine injections
  (Reuters)


• Vaccine makers pledge 2.3B doses to less wealthy nations
  (AP)


• American tourists are making Europe summer travel plans. But many Europeans who work in the U.S. still can't visit home
  (CBS News)


• WWE to Return to Live Touring in July
  (Variety)


• Moscow’s Coronavirus Vaccination Rate Lower Than Any Other European City, Mayor Says
  (The Moscow Times)


• Facebook removes 110,000 pieces of Covid misinformation posted by Australian users
  (The Guardian)


• The psychology of post-pandemic life — why you might feel anxious about re-entry
  (CBC)


• COVID-19 vaccine will be required for all at Indiana University
  (IU News)


• Will you need a Covid vaccine booster anytime soon? (video)
  (MSNBC)


• Fully Vaccinated Seating Sections
  (New York Yankees / MLB)


• Scientists zero in on long-sought marker of COVID-vaccine efficacy
  (Nature)


• They recovered from Covid, only to die of 'black fungus.' What we know about the disease sweeping India
  (CNN)


• The CDC’s new mask guidelines could actually increase risk of spreading Covid at work and in public, scientists say
  (CNBC)


• Covid-19 Raised Housework Demands, and Women Carried More of the Burden
  (Wall Street Journal)


• Can dogs be trained to sniff out Covid?
  (NBC News)


• Anthony Fauci said he thinks universities, cruise ships, and airlines will require proof of COVID-19 vaccines before letting people in
  (Business Insider)


• New Research Shows Alarming Risk of COVID-19 From Aerosols to Healthcare Workers
  (SciTechDaily)


• New Antiviral Drug Developed With 99.9 Per Cent Efficacy Against COVID-19
  (Weather.Com)


• 12 fully vaccinated people died of COVID in L.A. County, showing shots work ‘extraordinarily well,’ health officials say
  (KTLA)


• South Korea’s Fix for Covid-19 Vaccine Shortages: Ask U.S. for a Swap
  (Wall Street Journal)


• Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say
  (The Guardian)


• Coronavirus: how the massive pandemic debt bill has ‘reshaped the global economy for good’
  (South China Morning Post)


• True COVID-19 global death toll is likely 2 to 3 times higher than official count of 3.4 million, warns WHO
  (Marketwatch)


• One in 14 migrant workers at a Wisconsin green bean plant died of COVID-19. Here’s what happened.
  (USA Today)


• Unvaccinated Americans are less worried about traveling than vaccinated Americans are, study says
  (CNBC)


• Many people in U.S. take meds that weaken COVID-19 vaccine response
  (UPI)


• Rapid school reopenings may have led to thousands of COVID cases, hundreds of deaths in Texas
  (ABC News)


• Column: The evidence is clear — COVID lockdowns saved lives without harming economies
  (LA Times)


• 9 vaccinated Yankees players and staff tested positive for Covid — here’s how that happens
  (CNBC)


• Even With The No-Mask Guidance, Some Pockets Of The U.S. Aren't Ready To Let Go
  (NPR)


• Hospitals may be overcounting how many kids are admitted for COVID-19 in the US, study finds
  (USA Today)


• Penn researcher explains why COVID-19 affects our sense of smell | 5 Questions
  (Inquirer)


• Fragrance expert helps COVID-19 patients learn to smell again
  (Reuters)


• New strain of COVID-19 found in South Carolina
  (WCNC)


• Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By The End Of Year Or Early 2022
  (NPR)


• US continues to limit nonessential travel to Canada and Mexico
  (CNN)


• Map: How The Coronavirus Moved Around NYC During The First Wave
  (Gothamist)


• Navajo Nation outpaces wider US: 60 percent fully vaccinated
  (Aljazeera)


• Pennsylvania Marks Milestone With 50% Of Adults Statewide Fully Vaccinated
  (3 CBS Philly)


• Meijer offering $10 coupon to those vaccinated for COVID-19
  (WKYC)


• How to Visit Disneyland During Covid-19
  (Pursuitist)


• Lawmakers Grill Vaccine Factory Executives About Manufacturing Mistakes
  (NPR)


• Several states report zero COVID deaths for the first time in months
  (Axios)


• Long Covid symptoms ease after vaccination, survey finds
  (The Guardian)


• Biden to send additional 20 million vaccine doses abroad
  (Aljazeera)


• Herd immunity in the U.S.? San Francisco offers reasons for optimism
  (NBC News)


• On The U.S.-Canada Border, Neighbors Are Helping Each Other Out With Vaccinations (podcast)
  (NPR)


• Publix: Masks optional for fully vaccinated people following CDC guidance
  (WSVN)


• Anchorage’s mask mandate is now advisory after Assembly speeds up city’s timeline
  (Anchorage Daily News)


• Fast Food Franchises Joining the Push to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
  (1851 Franchise)


• Delaying COVID Shot Improves Immunity
  (Nature)


• Covid-19 vaccine rollout for ages 12 to 15 is 'better than expected,' health officials say
  (CNN)


• Facebook takes heat for 'fact-check' of report about kids and masks: 'Getting in the way' of science
  (Fox News)


• Setting the record straight: There is no ‘Covid heart’
  (STAT)


• Where Covid’s Car-Free Streets Boosted Business
  (Bloomberg)


• America is finally winning its fight against the coronavirus
  (Axios)


• The volunteers using 'honeypot' groups to fight anti-vax propaganda
  (BBC)