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FDA could lay out a national strategy for Covid-19 booster shots in early September

August 5, 2021 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Internal discussions at the US Food and Drug Administration have centered around an early September…

Alabama has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the US. Now it’s starting to rise

August 5, 2021 3:37 PM CNN

CNN’s Miguel Marquez looks at the rise in Covid-19 vaccinations in Alabama, despite the state being tied with Arkansas for the lowest vaccination…

Phoenix brewery closed doors for a day due to staff shortages

August 5, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

The owner of North Mountain Brewing Company told Arizona’s Family that they closed for Tuesday to give their staff a…

Big banks are starting to push back their return to offices in response to Delta variant

August 5, 2021 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN Business Major players on Wall Street are beginning to push back their return-to-office dates because of surging Covid-19 cases.…

White House touts more than 864,000 vaccinations in last 24 hours, highest rate since early July

August 5, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House touted progress in vaccinations in recent days, noting that over the past 24 hours, the US recorded more than…

Nearly 500 Covid-19 cases reported in people who crowded Milwaukee Bucks Deer District during NBA playoffs

August 5, 2021 8:25 AM CNN Newsource

Nearly 500 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in people who congregated in Milwaukee’s Deer District to cheer on the Milwaukee Bucks during the NBA…

Landlords’ lawyers ask court to block eviction moratorium

August 5, 2021 7:58 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

A group of landlords and real estate companies are suing over the Biden Administration’s new eviction moratorium…

New survey suggests Americans more scared of COVID-19 vaccine than the disease

August 4, 2021 10:17 PM Adonis Albright, CNN Newsource

A new survey finds most unvaccinated Americans — about 53% — believe COVID-19 vaccinations are more dangerous than the…

Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, CDC chief says

August 4, 2021 9:33 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers…

Students and parents welcome school — with or without masks — in Georgia

August 4, 2021 2:36 PM CNN

On the first day of school at the Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy some students and staff are wearing masks and some not, and no one seems worried.…

Biden administration developing plan to require almost all foreign visitors to be vaccinated

August 4, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource, Adonis Albright

By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to…

A teacher is suing an Arizona school district for implementing a mask mandate despite governor’s ban

August 4, 2021 6:18 AM CNN

Lila Hartley, 12, wrote a letter to her school board in Duval County, Florida, urging them to mandate mask wearing in schools to protect all students…

New eviction ban doesn’t apply to Yuma

August 3, 2021 6:57 PM April Hettinger

The eviction moratorium expired Saturday night and Congress did not take any action to extend it this time, but the Centers for Disease Control and…

China’s spiraling Delta variant outbreak hits Wuhan, as country introduces mass travel restrictions

August 5, 2021 1:58 AM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s spiraling Delta variant outbreak has reached Wuhan, the original epicenter of the pandemic, prompting citywide…

Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says

August 3, 2021 3:15 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Almost 72,000 children and teens caught Covid-19 last week — a “substantial” increase…

Here’s how schools should handle a Covid-19 outbreak, experts say

August 3, 2021 4:07 AM CNN

CNN’s Victor Blackwell interviews a mother who is against requiring masks in schools to prevent the spread of…

Florida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor

August 3, 2021 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN Florida’s second-largest school district said it will withdraw its mask mandate after the governor…

‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads

August 3, 2021 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…

This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases

August 3, 2021 5:37 AM CNN

With the pace of inoculations slowing, Austin, Texas, is scrambling to get more shots in arms, dedicating personnel at sites across the city — vet…

Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says

August 3, 2021 5:12 AM CNN

CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four…