Live entertainment venues consider cancellations, vaccine requirements amid delta variant
Just as concerts and events have restarted, the cancellations are returning as another wave of COVID-19 hits.
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Delta variant in US has entered deadlier phase: COVID updates
As the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine on Monday, America’s delta-driven surge in COVID-19 has entered a more deadly phase. Cases are rising in 42 states, the lowest number in six weeks. But deaths are now rising in 43 states – the worst record since December, ahead of … Read more
Delta variant makes up about 90% of new COVID infections among kids
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday denied an attempt to block three restraining orders against Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates – including one that allowed all Texas school districts to require masks indoors. The court referred Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to the 3rd Texas Court of Appeals in Austin for a hearing. … Read more
Pediatric hospitals filling up as delta variant surges: COVID updates
Children’s hospitals fill with coronavirus patients as schools begin to open amid the recent surge in infections fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant. Children’s hospitals in Tennessee will be full by the end of this week, the state health department predicted, and the number of children admitted to a children’s hospital in Jacksonville, Florida … Read more
Delta variant now accounts for more than 93% of Covid-19 cases in the US
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Boston on June 17, 2021. Adam Glanzman / Bloomberg / Getty Images At the current vaccination rate, according to a CNN analysis of data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it will take until mid-February for all eligible Americans to … Read more
Opinion | ‘Freedom,’ Florida and the Delta Variant Disaster
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not stupid. However, he is ambitious and extremely cynical. So when he says things that sound stupid, it is worth asking why. And his recent statements on Covid-19 help us understand why so many Americans still die from the disease or become seriously ill. The background to this is the … Read more
J&J may not be as effective against delta variant: COVID updates
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may not be as effective as those using mRNA technology, according to a new study Tuesday. The study published by bioRxiv says the 13 million people who received the vaccine may need a second dose, ideally the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Although the study was not peer-reviewed or published, the … Read more
Live Covid-19 Vaccines and Delta Variant News Updates
Daily Covid Briefing July 11, 2021Updated July 11, 2021, 3:46 p.m. ET July 11, 2021, 3:46 p.m. ETDr. Anthony S. Fauci said on Sunday that federal agencies were still gathering data and studying whether booster shots for Covid would be necessary.Credit…Pool photo by Jim Lo Scalzo Dr. Anthony S. Fauci made the rounds of the … Read more
Covid News: Pfizer and BioNTech Are Developing a Vaccine That Targets Delta Variant
Here’s what you need to know: Medical staff prepare a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine in Sant Vicenc de Casteller, north of Barcelona, this month.Credit…Albert Gea/Reuters Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Thursday that they are developing a version of the coronavirus vaccine that targets Delta, a highly contagious variant that has spread to 98 countries. … Read more
As Delta Spreads, Nevada Sees a Surge
Here’s what you need to know: Members of the Nevada National Guard offering coronavirus vaccines at a mobile clinic on the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation and Colony in May.Credit…Sam Metz/Associated Press As the speed of vaccinations has slowed around the United States, reported coronavirus cases are on the rise in several states, including Nevada, where nearly … Read more