#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?

#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?

“#Argentine couples ask ‘can I bring a child into this world?” BUENOS AIRES, July 28 — In the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city famed for its passionate tango dancing and romance, the pandemic is putting a dampener on couples making babies, with birthrates down by a quarter since COVID-19 struck early last year. Claudia Becerra and her boyfriend…

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#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant

#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant

“#NYC sees few hospitalized amid Delta COVID variant” COVID-19 cases in the Big Apple are spiking as the Delta variant spreads — but so far it’s sending relatively few New Yorkers to the hospital. As of Sunday, city health department statistics show a seven-day average of hospitalizations in the five boroughs at 29 — while…

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#DHS Chief Mayorkas working remotely after COVID-19 exposure

#DHS Chief Mayorkas working remotely after COVID-19 exposure

“#DHS Chief Mayorkas working remotely after COVID-19 exposure” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has canceled in-person events and will work from home this week, after being exposed to someone with the COVID-19 virus, his office revealed. “Secretary Mayorkas has a virtual schedule this week after coming into close contact with a DHS official who later…

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#Japan minister urges vaccines for young

#Japan minister urges vaccines for young

“#Japan minister urges vaccines for young” TOKYO — As Olympics host Tokyo saw another record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday, Japan’s vaccination minister said the speed of the country’s inoculation campaign is less urgent than getting shots to young adults, whom some health experts are blaming for the current surge in infections. Taro Kono told…

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#Google mandates COVID vaccines, delays return to office

#Google mandates COVID vaccines, delays return to office

“#Google mandates COVID vaccines, delays return to office” Google is pushing back its return to the office until at least October and will require employees to be vaccinated, the company said Wednesday. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post that workers who return to the company’s offices must be vaccinated, with exemptions for…

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#COVID vaccine mandated for NY state workers — or face weekly tests

#COVID vaccine mandated for NY state workers — or face weekly tests

“#COVID vaccine mandated for NY state workers — or face weekly tests” State government workers will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing — and vaccinations will be mandatory for frontline workers in state-run hospitals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Negotiations with government labor unions are underway “to implement this program…

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#Washington Post to require vaccines for reporters and staff

#Washington Post to require vaccines for reporters and staff

“#Washington Post to require vaccines for reporters and staff” The Washington Post will require all employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment, the newspaper’s publisher said. Fred Ryan, the paper’s publisher, announced in an email to staff that all employees will be required to present proof that they are vaccinated…

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