In June, the vast majority of people surveyed—89%—said the Covid-19 situation was improving.
Category: Breaking
WHO Tracking New Covid Variant Named Mu, Warns It Could Be More Resistant To Vaccines
The U.N. health organization warned the mu variant, also known as B.1.621, showed a similar resistance to Covid vaccines as the beta variant, but said more research would be needed to confirm this.
Raiders’ Carl Nassib Becomes First Openly Gay Player On NFL Roster
He is likely to become the first openly gay athlete to play a down in the league.
Social Security Will Now Run Out Of Money By 2034 Without Congressional Action
It previously was 2035.
Instagram Will Start Locking Out Users For Not Verifying Their Age
Having each user’s age will help the app fence off content and contact by unfamiliar adults.
More Parents Support Vaccines—But Not Masks—As New School Year Starts, Poll Finds
The share of parents who say they’ll vaccinate their kids has been increasing, though approximately a third or more still remain opposed.
South Korea Becomes First Country To Ban Google And Apple Monopolies On App Store Payments
U.S. and European lawmakers are considering similar legislation.
Australia Enters Vaccine Swap Agreement With Singapore Amid Unrelenting Delta Variant Surge
As part of the swap deal, Australia will receive 500,000 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from Singapore this week and return the same number of doses in December.
Southern Covid-19 Spike Leaves Some States With Just Hours Of Oxygen
When they do get refills, they’re only large enough to last several days.
Kabul Evacuations Wind Down As U.S. Begins Pulling Troops And Diplomats
President Joe Biden set a deadline of Tuesday for a full withdrawal of troops.
