Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines declines over time, studies show. Washington is implementing strict teacher vaccine mandates. Latest updates.
Author: Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY
Pfizer, Moderna booster shots planned for September; Joe Biden ties nursing home funding to workers’ vaccinations: Latest COVID-19 updates
The delta variant accounts for more than 98.8% of American cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Latest COVID updates.
Haiti is reeling from a devastating earthquake, COVID-19 pandemic and political instability. Here’s how to help.
Haiti has been struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake as it faces an approaching storm and the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how to help.
‘Losses will be high’: How Haiti’s earthquake compares with its 2010 quake in size, devastation
Saturday’s earthquake in Haiti was two times stronger than one 11 years ago that struck just outside the capital, Port-au-Prince.
US expected to recommend vaccine boosters for all Americans amid alarming case surge: Live COVID-19 updates
Biden administration health officials are expected to recommend booster COVID-19 shots for all Americans, regardless of age. The latest COVID news.
Virginia school board approves rights extension for transgender, gender-expansive students
A Virginia school board voted Wednesday to expand the rights of transgender students, including access and inclusion in school facilities and groups.
‘Not going away’: More than 9K anti-Asian hate incidents since COVID pandemic began, report says
Attacks on the Asian American community have not slowed down in 2021, despite increased national attention and political action, a news report finds.
‘I feared for my life’: Ex-Georgia deputy indicted after repeatedly punching man in arrest
Ex-Georgia deputy Brandon Myers has been charged with battery after punching Roderick Walker, a Black man, during his arrest.
ICUs around the nation reach capacity; US adds more cases in first days of August than in all of May: Latest COVID-19 updates
New people are getting vaccinated at the highest rate in over two months as hospitalizations overwhelm ICUs. Here are the latest COVID-19 updates.
School officials in Texas, Florida defy governors’ ban on mask mandates; professors ‘freaking out’ about exposure: Live COVID-19 updates
Half of all states have reported at least 500K COVID-19 cases. In all, 11 states have reported at least 1 million cases each. Latest news.