The White House is setting its sights on immunizing children under the age of 12, and potentially deploying booster doses if new data shows they are necessary.
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Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb
Some say it would help combat vaccine hesitancy and could also clear the way for more businesses to require their employees to be inoculated.
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In England, quarantine rules being relaxed to avoid shortages
Retailers warned of barren supermarket shelves as more and more employees get ‘pinged’ on their phones to self-isolate because of contact with coronavirus cases.
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Most unvaccinated Americans unlikely to get shots, poll finds
Among adults who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine, 35% say they probably will not, and 45% say they definitely will not.
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Some Republican politicians’ vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions
Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.
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Maine CDC reports 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, no additional deaths
Officials are watching rising case counts closely, both here and across the country, but fully vaccinated people remain well protected.
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China rebuffs WHO’s terms for further COVID-19 origins study
A senior Chinese health official says China cannot accept the World Health Organization’s plan for the second phase of a study into the origins of COVID-19.
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What is a COVID-19 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ case?
A small number of COVID-19 “breakthrough” cases are expected after vaccination, and health officials say they’re not a cause for alarm.
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Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections
Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters that several states with the highest proportions of new infections have seen residents get vaccinated at higher rates than the nation as a whole.
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Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia have all surpassed India’s peak per capita death rate as a new coronavirus wave, fueled by the virulent delta variant, tightens its grip on the region.