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WATCH: Harris delivers remarks at vaccine center in Detroit, Michigan

By Associated Press

Harris began her remarks with good news about the progress in defeating COVID-19. She said nearly 160 million Americans are fully vaccinated, including 4.75 million in Michigan.

Johnson says England will lift last virus restrictions on July 19 despite rise in cases

By Pan Pylas, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

He said although risks of the pandemic remain, legal restrictions will be replaced by a recommendation that people wear masks in crowded places and on public transport.

Police patrol Havana in large numbers after demonstrations

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

Large contingents of Cuban police are patrolling the capital of Havana following protests around the island nation against food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis.

Germany to base COVID-19 restrictions on more than case numbers

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

German officials say authorities need a "broader focus" beyond the country's infection rate to fully gauge the impact the pandemic is having on the health system and the kind of measures that should be taken.

Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with U.S. officials

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

The move comes as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed.

California set to require face masks at schools this fall

By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Ahead of new school guidelines expected next week, health officials in California said Friday that requiring face coverings will allow all schools to reopen this fall for full in-person instruction.

Why the delta variant is causing an explosion of cases among the unvaccinated

By Laura Santhanam

Recent federal data shows that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were traced to the delta variant, which is believed to be passed more easily to others than any that has come before it.

Vaccinated teachers and students can forgo masks inside schools, CDC says

By Mike Stobbe, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.

Pfizer to seek approval for 3rd vaccine dose, says it could ward off delta variant

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The company said Thursday that another shot could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.

COVID-19 vaccines still work against delta variant, new research finds

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against a coronavirus mutant that now accounts for most U.S. infections.