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With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried
Israel removes cancer patients from third vaccine jab list
Los Angeles hopes new mask mandate will reverse virus spike
Senegal sees dramatic COVID-19 surge as major holiday looms
Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:40 PM PDT

The U.S. surgeon general said Sunday that he's concerned about what lies ahead with cases of COVID-19 increasing in every state, millions still unvaccinated and a highly contagious virus variant spreading rapidly.

Israel removes cancer patients from third vaccine jab list

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:35 PM PDT

Israel on Sunday walked back part of its policy for third coronavirus vaccination shots, saying that contrary to a recent announcement, oncology patients should actually stick with two jabs only.

Los Angeles hopes new mask mandate will reverse virus spike

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:33 PM PDT

Los Angeles County residents are again required to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status—a new mandate starting this weekend that health officials hope will reverse the latest spikes in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

Senegal sees dramatic COVID-19 surge as major holiday looms

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:33 PM PDT

Adama Ndiaye got up before dawn to travel about 25 miles (40 kilometers), hoping that she would be able to get a sheep for the celebration next week of the Muslim holiday of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha.

Vietnam puts southern region in lockdown as surge grows

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Vietnam put its entire southern region in a two-week lockdown starting midnight Sunday, as confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the third day in a row.

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

Posted: 18 Jul 2021 12:04 PM PDT

No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.