Health

Fauci says U.S. headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus

By Associated Press

The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

By Associated Press

Marchers included far-right politicians and activists as well as others angry at President Emmanuel Macron. They were upset over a French “health pass” that is now required to enter museums, movie theaters and tourist sites.

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.

Federal court lifts CDC rules for Florida-based cruise ships

By Associated Press

The lawsuit, championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, claims that the CDC's multiple-step process to allow cruising from Florida is overly burdensome, harming both a multibillion-dollar industry that provides some 159,000 jobs and revenue collected by the state.

Talk radio host hospitalized with COVID regrets vaccine hesitancy, brother says

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

Tennessee continues to have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country even as cases are rising. As of Thursday, 12,666 people in Tennessee had died from COVID-19.

Number of NFL players in vaccination process up to 80 percent

By Barry Wilner, Associated Press

Five teams are at less than 70% of players who have either received one vaccination shot or both.

5 Stories: How genes drive puppy love, the Amazon's carbon tipping point and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

Puppy love is in their genes, wrongful arrests highlight bias in facial recognition software and the world’s oldest tennis player takes the court. Check out these stories and others you might have missed on this week's episode of 5 Stories.

AP poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don't want shots

By Tammy Webber, Emily Swanson, Associated Press

The poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 35% of adults who have not yet received a vaccine say they probably will not, and 45% say they definitely will not.

WATCH: White House says U.S. to buy 200 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine

By Associated Press

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Biden administration wants to have “maximum flexibility” to address changing conditions, and it’s “going to prepare for every contingency.”…

Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads

By David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press

The deaths have followed record numbers of new cases being reported in countries across the region which have left health care systems struggling to cope and governments scrambling to implement new restrictions.