USA Today -
June 10, 2021
As Americans get vaccinated against the coronavirus, a report published Wednesday found teens and adults may have missed millions of routine vaccinations recommended by the CDC in 2020. … Researchers found teens and adults may have missed more than 26 million doses of recommended vaccines in 2020, which includes 8.8 million missed adolescent vaccines and 17.2 million missed adult vaccine doses.
CNN -
June 10, 2021
About two dozen states have decided to scale back their daily tracking of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as President Joe Biden's administration and other federal officials continue trying to get more Americans -- and the rest of the world -- vaccinated. … Some health officials are calling the scaleback premature, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials urges daily Covid-19 data tracking to continue.
Yahoo! Finance -
June 10, 2021
U.S. states saw the fewest new unemployment claims since March 2020 last week, with initial filings down for a sixth straight week as economic activity picked up further.
AP -
June 9, 2021
For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4. The White House has launched a month-long blitz to combat vaccine hesitancy and a lack of urgency to get shots, particularly in the South and Midwest, but it is increasingly resigned to missing the president’s vaccination target.
The New York Times -
June 9, 2021
The coronavirus might be receding in much of the United States, but it continues to spread in communities with low Covid-19 vaccination rates, where highly contagious virus variants pose a threat to those who have not had shots. In Smith County, Tenn., where only 20 percent of people are fully vaccinated, there has been an almost 700 percent increase in hospitalizations for Covid-19 over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times database.
The Wall Street Journal -
June 9, 2021
Hospitals, state health departments and the federal government are racing to decide how to use up millions of Johnson & Johnson ’s Covid-19 vaccine doses that are set to expire this month. The prospect of so many doses going to waste in the U.S. when developing nations are desperate for shots would add pressure on the Biden administration to share stockpiled vaccines. But there are few practical solutions to administering them quickly in the U.S. or distributing them in time to foreign countries, according to those involved in the vaccination drive.
Good Morning America -
June 9, 2021
Pfizer announced Tuesday it is moving forward with the final phase of clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, meaning kids as young as five are one step closer to being able to be vaccinated. Pfizer's new study of more than 4,500 children in four countries, including the United States, will see children ages 11 and under receive a smaller dose of the COVID-19 vaccine than adults.
ABC News -
June 9, 2021
[Nationwide] vaccination rates among nursing home staff are lagging -- and experts are concerned that's contributed to dozens of recent outbreaks in long-term care facilities. After an unvaccinated health care worker at a Kentucky nursing home tested positive for the virus in March, 46 total cases were identified in the facility, including in 26 residents, according to a report from the CDC. Three residents, one of whom was vaccinated, died of COVID-19, the CDC said.
NPR -
June 9, 2021
The Delta variant, which was first detected in India, now accounts for more than 6% of all infections in the United States, according to the CDC. And this highly transmissible variant may be responsible for more than 18% of cases in some Western states. The variant, also known as B.1.617.2, is spreading rapidly in the U.K., and has quickly become the dominant strain there, responsible for more than 60% of infections and causing surges in some parts of England.
CNN -
June 8, 2021
People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19 illness than unvaccinated people, a new CDC study shows. The study, which looked at more than 3,900 essential workers, shows fully vaccinated people are more than 90% protected against infection. Even partially vaccinated people are 81% less likely to become infected than people who haven't had been inoculated, according to the ongoing study.
CBS News -
June 8, 2021
United Airlines is following in Delta's flight path in saying it won't hire employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. … New employees will be required to upload their vaccination card into United's system within seven days of joining the company. Delta Air Lines last month implemented a policy requiring new hires be vaccinated …
NPR -
June 8, 2021
A vendor on Amazon was discovered selling a pack of blank COVID-19 vaccination cards this week. The post has since been removed, but photos re-shared online showed a 10-pack of blank cards going for $12.99. … Fake vaccine cards not only have a negative impact on public health, the FBI said, but it's against the law — unauthorized use of an official government agency's seal can be punished with a fine or up to five years in prison.
NPR -
June 8, 2021
The free, online film is the latest effort by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the founder of Children's Health Defense. … With this film, Kennedy and his allies in the anti-vaccine movement resurface and promote disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines, but it's aimed squarely at a specific demographic: Black Americans.
CNN -
June 8, 2021
An analysis by the CDC found some of us increased our consumption of unhealthy snacks and desserts, including chips, cookies and ice cream, while also guzzling more sugary drinks such as sweetened coffee and teas, regular sodas, fruit drinks, and sports or energy drinks. Over a third (36%) of the nearly 4,000 Americans who were surveyed in June 2020 reported sometimes consuming more unhealthy snacks and desserts than before the pandemic, while 22% said they sometimes drank sugary drinks. However, 16% said they ate snacks and sweets often or always, while 10% said the same of sugary beverages.
Gallup -
June 8, 2021
Less than a quarter of Americans now practicing strict social distancing. More than four in 10 still avoiding large crowds; 26% avoiding small gatherings. Visits to grocery stores, restaurants and pharmacies jumped in May.
ABC News -
June 8, 2021
Celebrity Cruises crossed a major hurdle on the high seas this weekend as its Celebrity Millennium became the first ship to sail with guests from North America in more than a year. The Millennium pulled away from St. Maarten on Saturday with 95% of its passengers and the entire crew fully vaccinated -- making it the largest COVID-19-vaccinated cruise in the world so far.