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The Pentagon Will Require Masks To Be Worn Indoors Even By Those Who Are Vaccinated

6:01pm July 28, 2021

by Josie Fischels

Reversing a decision made in May that allowed fully vaccinated people to ditch the mask, the Department of Defense will follow the CDC's most recent mask guidance.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wears a face mask as she hosts a visit by King Abdullah II of Jordan, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021.

Masks Will Return To The U.S. House And White House After The CDC Changes Guidance

6:24am July 28, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Congress's attending physician announced vaccinated and unvaccinated House members will again have to mask up while in the U.S. Capitol or risk a fine.

Subway riders mask up this month in New York City. Wearing masks in all kinds of indoor settings may be the safest way to slow the spread of the delta variant, many health experts say.

Health & Safety

CDC Urges Vaccinated People To Mask Up Indoors In Places With High Virus Transmission

9:25pm July 27, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

Reversing earlier guidance, the agency is encouraging indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances.

Dr. Leana Wen is in favor of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "I don't think that people should have the choice to infect others with a potentially fatal and extremely contagious virus," she says. Wen is pictured above in the emergency department at Brigham and

Think Of Your COVID-19 Vaccine Like A Very Good Raincoat, Says Dr. Leana Wen

2:34pm July 27, 2021

by Terry Gross

It protects from drizzles and thunderstorms but not a hurricane. In other words, if you are exposed again and again to infected people, there's some risk you could get sick.

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Dr. Jerome Adams, then the U.S. surgeon general, talks to reporters at the White House in December.

Health & Safety

The CDC Must Rethink Its Mask Guidance, Says Former U.S. Surgeon General

6:30pm July 20, 2021

by A Martínez

Jerome Adams, who served under former President Donald Trump, once advised against mask-wearing. With cases rising, fueled by the delta variant, Adams says even the vaccinated may need to mask up.

Housing

'Warning Signs' Of An Eviction Crisis Are Growing

6:00am July 16, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium has been in place since September of last year and is set to expire at the end of this month.

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The delta variant, first detected in India, is spreading across the globe and is now the dominant variant in the U.S., according to estimates by the CDC.

Delta Is Now The Dominant Coronavirus Variant In The U.S.

9:47pm July 06, 2021

by Jane Greenhalgh

The CDC just released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for 51.7% of cases in the U.S. In some parts of the country, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.

Politics & Government

Tenants Still Protected As NC Eviction Moratorium Nears End

9:58am June 30, 2021

by Associated Press

A teenager enters a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site this month in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens in New York City.

Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says

5:32pm June 23, 2021

The cases have been seen mostly in teens and young adults between 12 and 39 years old. No deaths have been associated with this side effect of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

In this March 18, 2021 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.

Health & Safety

Dr. Fauci Says The Risks From The Delta Variant Underscore The Importance Of Vaccines

9:34am June 17, 2021

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the CDC declaring the Delta variant of COVID-19 a concern, and how vaccines and booster shots fit into the discussion of combating variants.