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Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chief scientist, said "we don't have the information that's necessary to make the recommendation" on COVID-19 booster shots.

The Delta variant, which is more transmissible and is better at evading vaccines, is expected to become dominant in the US.

The number of infections have shot up to 31,000 in the past few weeks. Doctors believe a lack of bottled oxygen may be to blame for the rise.

Experts have warned that the outbreak will worsen because of a slow vaccine rollout, highly transmissible variants, and President Bolsonaro's inaction.

A large outbreak doctors were dealing with in Java was most likely caused by the more transmissible Delta variant.

As the theory that COVID-19 may have leaked from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology gains traction, attention is turning to similar labs worldwide.

The PA health minister said the doses were supposed to expire in July or August, but expired this month instead.

Emergent BioSolutions also ruined at least 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year.

Anna Kern, who got a breakthrough infection in April, said she's struggling to return to work and dealing with extreme fatigue.

Mucorymycosis, which has a 50% mortality rate, has been seen in patients with particularly severe cases of COVID-19.

Summary List PlacementCoronavirus cases in the US are rising in areas that have lower vaccination rates, a Washington Post analysis found. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Post produced a quadrant graph that shows the number of COVID-19 cases dropping where most people have been vaccinated, and increasing in many areas where they haven't been: Experts worry that unvaccinated people...

Summary List PlacementHotels are considering cutting back services like daily room cleaning as they struggle to some struggle to hire enough workers while others have yet to bring back all of their staff, The Washington Post reported.  Analysts told the outlet that as the industry comes back, many hotels are wondering if customers would be okay with fewer services like limited room cleaning during...

Summary List PlacementA federal judge tossed out a lawsuit from more than 100 hospital employees who sued Houston Methodist over its policy requiring all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The workers alleged in their lawsuit that the hospital was "forcing its employees to be human 'guinea pigs' as a condition for continued employment." They also accused the hospital of violating the Nuremberg Code...

Summary List PlacementFive states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wyoming — have not yet administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to half of their residents, according to CDC data, posing a roadblock to the Biden administration. As The Associated Press first reported Saturday, the worst vaccination rate in the country is in Mississippi where just about 36% of the state population...

Summary List PlacementAmazon removed a listing for blank fake COVID-19 vaccine cards following an email from Insider.  The listing was for 10 blank vaccine record cards, which could have been used to create fake records of vaccinations.  Now Amazon is selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards https://t.co/GgqaopXqyy pic.twitter.com/B9mcHhao4f — Olivia Little (@OliviaLittle) June 7, 2021 "We do not allow the products in question in our...

Summary List PlacementOhio is offering a $1 million jackpot to five vaccinated adults. The cash prize will come from the state's share of pandemic relief funds. Residents younger than 18 years old are not eligible for the cash prize, but instead will entered into a lottery for a four-year full scholarship — tuition and accommodation included — to any state college or university. The...