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| | Coronavirus Briefing: Some Vaccinated People Are Dying of Covid-19. Here’s Why Scientists Aren’t Surprised. |
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| Good afternoon. As the Delta variant of the coronavirus surges through the U.K., almost half of the country’s recent Covid-19 deaths are of people who have been vaccinated. But doctors and scientists aren’t sounding the alarm about the apparently high proportion of deaths among the vaccinated population. Also in today's edition: Barbershops are enlisted in the vaccine push. If someone forwarded today's briefing, we invite you to sign up here. |
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- Biden's July Fourth gathering to mark progress against the pandemic
- Delta variant fuels Covid-19 uptick in Missouri
- India's Bharat Biotech says vaccine is effective against Delta variant
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| President Biden is hosting a July Fourth celebration at the White House, using the event to mark his administration’s progress against the pandemic, while acknowledging the work ahead with the nationwide vaccination campaign. (full story) The Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 is prompting a surge of cases in Missouri, a warning sign of what may happen in other areas of the U.S. with low vaccination rates, public-health experts say. (full story) Bharat Biotech of India said its Covid-19 vaccine was effective against the coronavirus and provided significant protection against the Delta variant in late-stage clinical trials. (full story) |
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| Moscow Tightens the Clamp on Russia's Vaccine Holdouts: Authorities are turning to measures such as barring some unvaccinated employees from their jobs as they seek to reboot a flailing Covid-19 vaccine campaign in which just 16% of Russians have received a shot. |
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| Barbershops Are Enlisted in Covid-19 Vaccine Push: The White House is hoping to reach Black Americans who have declined to get vaccinated with the help of barbershops and hair salons in their communities. |
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| 54.9% | of the U.S. population have had at least one vaccine dose |
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| 47.3% | of people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated |
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| 4,739 | new U.S. cases recorded yesterday |
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| 80 | deaths in the U.S. recorded yesterday |
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| 605,499 | total U.S. deaths |
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| 3,973,003 | total deaths world-wide |
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| Visit The Wall Street Journal's coronavirus tracker page. Sources: Johns Hopkins University as of 11 a.m. ET; Vaccination figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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| Today’s newsletter was curated and edited by Todd Olmstead in London. Let us know what you think by replying to this email. |
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