Jul 08 England fans gear up for Euro 2020 final amid COVID-19 worries By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The worry is that the outpouring of joy in pubs and the streets will worsen rising coronavirus infection rates, particularly among younger men, many of whom have yet to be vaccinated. Continue reading
Jul 08 Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark By Elisa J. Sobo, Diana Schow, Stephanie McClure, The Conversation Low vaccination rates among U.S. Black and Latino communities are caused by cultural factors and an inequitable health care system. Continue reading
Jul 08 Most incarcerated people have had their COVID-19 shots — but their guards likely haven't By Amy Worden, Kaiser Health News Many prison guards are hesitant to get vaccinated despite encouragements from the state facilities. Low vaccination rates of guards threatens prison safety and efficacy. Continue reading
Jul 06 'Now our people are at risk,' Rep. Bennie Thompson says of Mississippi's failure to take government funding for vaccination efforts By Matt Loffman, Alex D'Elia “Our governor refused to take the FEMA money to go out and identify those vulnerable areas,” Thompson told PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff in an interview Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 05 As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return? By Eveline Chao, The Hechinger Report The pandemic has underscored racial injustices in education. These Black and Asian families say they want those issues fixed before they return to the classroom. Continue reading
Jul 05 Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers By David Koenig, Associated Press The airline industry convinced tens of thousands of employees to quit last year, and now some of them don't have enough pilots or flight attendants. Continue reading
Jul 05 UK can ease COVID restrictions, Johnson says despite rising cases By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson on Monday confirmed plans to reopen society despite rising coronavirus cases. He says legal sanctions will be replaced by individual "informed decisions" when the country moves to the final stage of lifting its long lockdown. He said that's scheduled… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:11 U.S. surgeon general on delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and COVID long haulers By PBS NewsHour Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 02 12 lessons COVID-19 taught us about developing vaccines during a pandemic By Helen Branswell, STAT Experts weigh in on what we did right when developing the COVID-19 vaccine. And what we did wrong. Continue reading
Jul 01 Half of U.S. fears another COVID wave even as optimism grows By Laura Santhanam About one in four predict that it will take another year or more -- if ever -- before life can return to what it was, while 12 percent of Americans say they have already regained a sense of normality, according… Continue reading