June 22, 2021 Delta coronavirus variant doubling biweekly, now 20% of samples, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that the highly transmissible Delta variant has climbed to now account for over 20% of sequenced samples.
June 22, 2021 Children’s birthdays may have fueled COVID-19 spread, study claims Before the national vaccine rollout, health officials spent months urging Americans to limit social gatherings and keep celebrations and birthday parties to within members of their household.
June 22, 2021 Younger adults claim lowest COVID-19 vaccination uptake: CDC Weekly COVID-19 vaccination uptake lagged among younger adults by late May, with those aged 18-29 claiming the lowest coverage compared to older age groups, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
June 22, 2021 Colorado says Delta variant accounts for 40% of state's cases Health officials in Colorado have predicted that the Delta coronavirus variant is likely to become the dominant strain circulating in the state after seeing a steady increase in recent weeks.
June 22, 2021 US hits encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020, while the drive to put shots in arms hit another encouraging milestone Monday: 150 million Americans fully vaccinated.
June 22, 2021 Almost 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19 Nearly 4,000 fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19, according to data this month from the state Department of Public Health.
June 21, 2021 Attorney sues to stop 'most severe' vaccine mandate at Indiana University An attorney representing students at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ' Tucker Carlson on Monday that it is unconstitutional for it or any institution to mandate a coronavirus jab in order to enroll in classes.
June 21, 2021 CDC panel criticized for postponed meeting on COVID-19 vaccines, rare heart issues An advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drew criticism after it postponed a discussion on heart inflammation among a small fraction of COVID-19 vaccine recipients. It was postponed in observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday.
June 21, 2021 US reveals where it's sending 55M COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide The Biden administration is sharing 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine globally by the end of the month with Latin American, Caribbean, Asian and African countries, the White House announced Monday.
June 21, 2021 Chiefs' Travis Kelce explains why he changed tune on COVID-19 vaccine: 'I was definitely hesitant' Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce admitted Sunday he was initially hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine but the feeling of security around his family was his reason to get the jabs.