Top news of the week: 28.09.2021.
Coronavirus
Brazilian minister tests positive for Covid after meeting maskless Johnson
Marcelo Queiroga sat close to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at New York meeting
First Thing: How the US vaccine effort derailed
We shouldn’t be surprised by low vaccine rates, health researchers say. Plus the 21 biggest style tribes of 2021
No, Vaccinated People Are Not ‘Just as Likely’ to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People
This has become a common refrain among the cautious—and it’s wrong.
Haiti deportations justified because of Covid, Biden homeland secretary says
As pressure remains over events at Texas border, Alejandro Mayorkas promises investigation of use of horses to round up migrants
US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they're confident there will be enough for both qualified older ...
US jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be ...
New Zealand council's Zoom talks go viral as pretend meeting
A New Zealand committee meeting gets almost 300,000 views as people use it to avoid being disturbed.
Biden doubles US global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shots
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of ...