Here’s what you need to know: Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington visiting a special education classroom at Phantom Lake Elementary School in Bellevue in March.Credit…Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times, via Associated Press All teachers and school personnel in Washington State — including coaches, bus drivers and volunteers — will need to be fully vaccinated as … Read more
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
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 Although the study was not peer-reviewed or published, the … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Checking ticket holders’ temperatures outside the Duchess Theater in London on Saturday.Credit…Jeremie Souteyrat for The New York Times LONDON — Most remaining coronavirus restrictions in England will be lifted starting July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, a long-awaited milestone some critics have called reckless, meaning nightclubs … Read more
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
A booster of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine greatly expands protection, as a new study by the companies shows as the number of cases in the US has been rising for weeks and the rate of hospital admissions has started to rise. While the companies plan to submit the data to the Food and Drug … Read more
A view from Collins Avenue of the crumpled remains of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida.Recognition…Marco Bello / Reuters Under the gray skies of Surfside, Florida, choppy storm winds blew through the remains of Champlain Towers South when officials first opened the site of a shocking condo collapse to a limited view of the public. … Read more
Folgendes müssen Sie wissen: Arbeiter in Surfside, Florida, bereiteten sich darauf vor, am Montag ein Opfer aus den Trümmern zu entfernen. Anerkennung…Lynne Sladky/Assoziierte Presse Die grimmige und zunehmend hoffnungslose Suche in den Trümmern des eingestürzten Wohngebäudes in Surfside, Florida, wurde am Dienstag bei windigem, bedecktem Himmel fortgesetzt, nachdem der Abriss des instabilen Rests des Gebäudes … Read more
Daily Business Briefing July 2, 2021Updated July 2, 2021, 8:35 a.m. ET July 2, 2021, 8:35 a.m. ETThe leisure and hospitality sectors suffered the biggest job losses from the pandemic.Credit…Karsten Moran for The New York Times Hiring leapt back up in June as employers added 850,000 workers, the government reported Friday, a fresh sign that … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden paid their respects at the memorial site for the victims of the building collapse.Credit…Tom Brenner for The New York Times SURFSIDE, Fla. — President Biden on Thursday offered impassioned remarks in a hotel ballroom filled with the families of some of … Read more