Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected seek President Joe Biden’s approval to make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for all for all active duty military members by mid-September or sooner if fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a US defense official said. Source: CNN
'Bleak to say the least': John King shares startling Covid numbers
CNN’s John King and Dr. Leana Wen take a look at the daily Covid-19 infection rates across the United States as the nation makes its way through the summer and children prepare to go back to school. Source: CNN
Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates just doubled in 2 weeks. And doctors are seeing younger, unvaccinated patients
Covid-19 vaccines are protecting more than half the US population from current strains, experts say. But if too few people get vaccinated, the virus will be allowed to continue to spread — and the result could be an even more dangerous variant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Source: CNN
FDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
Live updates | Tracking US cases | 5 figures show how bad US surge is Source: CNN
'Something very scary now is happening': Experts worry about Covid hospitalizations in the South
The US is averaging more than 100,000 new daily Covid-19 cases each day, the highest in nearly six months, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Source: CNN
If America doesn't vaccinate enough people, the coronavirus surge could become the country's worst yet, experts warn
As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations climbed and new infection numbers plummeted in spring, many Americans thought they were in for a carefree summer. Source: CNN
Republican disagrees with Ron DeSantis' handling of Covid-19
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) says that he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ taking a top down approach in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, saying that decisions on mask mandates and restrictions should be made at the local level. Source: CNN
Opinion: The culture war that's killing us
The pioneering 19th century German physician Rudolf Virchow saw medicine “as the science of human beings” with “the obligation to point out problems” and seek their “theoretical solution.” But it is up to politicians, he added, to “find the means for their actual solution.” Source: CNN
What experts are learning about the Lambda variant
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, infections caused by the Lambda variant have been emerging in the United States, including in Texas, where Houston Methodist Hospital last month reported its first case. Source: CNN
'We've never seen numbers like this before,' health expert says about Covid cases as Gov. DeSantis bans mask mandates in schools
The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepening as some state and local officials spar on how to approach face coverings protocols in schools, a debate unfolding as more children contract Covid-19. Source: CNN