July 1, 2021 Media sounds alarm on Delta variant despite largely effective COVID vaccines Members of the media are sounding the alarm on the Delta variant of the coronavirus that has been surging in recent weeks.
July 1, 2021 CDC mask recommendations for vaccinated individuals 'remains unchanged,' Fauci says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance that states fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in indoor or outdoor settings “remains unchanged,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
July 1, 2021 How does the Delta variant differ from original strain? The highly transmissible Delta variant rapidly spreading in the U.S. and spurring some calls for masks regardless of vaccination status harbors over a dozen mutations, some of which are linked to vaccine escape and heightened spread from person to person, experts say.
July 1, 2021 America's largest teachers' union to vote on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, masks and testing for students The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in January that there is "little evidence" schools "have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission.
July 1, 2021 CureVac COVID-19 vaccine hits just 48% efficacy in final analysis German biotech company CureVac announced its COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 48% efficacy against COVID-19 of any severity in a final readout of late-stage trial data.
July 1, 2021 UEFA faces scrutiny over varying capacity limits during Euro 2020 matches UEFA is “utterly irresponsible” for holding big crowds during the European Championship, a German minister said Thursday.
July 1, 2021 WHO decision challenges West to recognize Chinese vaccines The World Health Organization said Thursday that any COVID-19 vaccines it has authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated travelers.
July 1, 2021 Randi Weingarten faces backlash for claiming AFT tried to reopen schools starting April 2020 Randi Weingarten is facing backlash after claiming her union has been trying to reopen schools for in-person learning since April 2020.
July 1, 2021 'Black fungus' infections robbing India's COVID-19 survivors of sight Thousands of COVID-19 patients in India have been diagnosed with mucormycosis, or so-called “black fungus” that’s leaving some with vision loss.
July 1, 2021 Columbia professor who thanked Fauci for Wuhan lab messaging has links to Chinese Communist Party members Walter Ian Lipkin, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, thanked Dr. Anthony Fauci for publicly dismissing notions that the virus could have originated and leaked from the Wuhan lab.
