#Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million

#Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million

“#Global COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million” The worldwide COVID-19 death toll topped 4 million on Wednesday as the advent of the vaccine has eased the crisis — but the highly contagious delta variant has presented new challenges. Since the rollout of the vaccine, deaths per day dropped to roughly 7,900 from a high of…

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#Animals at Wisconsin zoos to receive COVID-19 vaccine

#Animals at Wisconsin zoos to receive COVID-19 vaccine

“#Animals at Wisconsin zoos to receive COVID-19 vaccine” MADISON, Wis. — Some animals at the zoos in Madison and Milwaukee will receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. Animals susceptible to the respiratory disease are expected to be inoculated with the vaccine authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture by late July. No COVID-19 infections have been…

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#Unvaccinated people entering ‘death lottery,’ West Virginia gov says

#Unvaccinated people entering ‘death lottery,’ West Virginia gov says

“#Unvaccinated people entering ‘death lottery,’ West Virginia gov says” West Virginians choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are entering a “death lottery,” the state’s governor said, as the portion of residents fully inoculated against the virus hovers around 46.4%.  Gov. Jim Justice, whose state offered multiple lottery incentives to people who received a vaccine, said convincing younger…

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#Spain restricts nightlife as virus surges among the young

#Spain restricts nightlife as virus surges among the young

“#Spain restricts nightlife as virus surges among the young” MADRID — Faced with soaring numbers of new coronavirus infections among unvaccinated young people, some Spanish regions are reinstating curbs on nightlife only weeks after dropping them. Fearing that the surging contagion could strain health care services as stressed employees try to go on summer holidays,…

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#Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy

#Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy

“#Vatican seeks all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy” Enlarge Image Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council of Life, speaks to reporters during a press conference, at the Vatican. AP ROME — The Vatican’s bioethics academy and the World Medical Association on Friday called for an all-out effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and…

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#Delta COVID-19 variant now second-most dominant in NYC

#Delta COVID-19 variant now second-most dominant in NYC

“#Delta COVID-19 variant now second-most dominant in NYC” The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the second-most dominant strain in the Big Apple, it emerged Friday — as Dr. Anthony Fauci again insisted that vaccines, not masks, are the key to stopping it. City health department data updated Friday shows that the fast-spreading…

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