Moderna warns of more breakthrough infections: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/covid-delta-will-lead-to-increase-in-breakthrough-infections-moderna-says.html . So, the drugmakers want to promote booster shots. However, the available data supports the need for booster shots, particularly for the elderly. More: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-08-05/modernas-coronavirus-vaccine-protection-does-not-decline-after-six-months . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/moderna-says-vaccine-remains-effective-for-six-months-11628165429 . Meanwhile, the FDA is working on a booster shot strategy: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-covid-19-vaccine-booster-plan-could-be-ready-within-weeks-11628194767 .
WSJ: Novavax to delay seeking FDA vaccine approval: https://www.wsj.com/articles/novavax-delays-seeking-u-s-regulatory-approval-for-covid-19-vaccine-11628201917 .
Florida hospitalization surge continues: https://news.yahoo.com/dont-let-us-be-your-nurse-florida-health-care-worker-describes-the-florida-surge-173141593.html . DeMentis is fueling this surge by his demented idea that he can be elected president. However, polls indicate he may well lose re-election as governor in 2022.
White House returns DeMentis fire: https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-6b2267e56b73c8d7635bb106947f4ea0 . Facts matter, Ron. You are killing your citizens. That’s not part of the job description. More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/childrens-covid-19-infections-are-rising-in-florida-and-texas-and-many-of-them-are-among-kids-who-are-too-young-to-be-vaccinated/ar-AAMZx7b?li=BBnb7Kz . Still more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/05/ron-desantis-florida-governor-covid-coronavirus .
White House plans vaccination sprint for children over 12 in advance of school openings: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/biden-aims-vaccinate-more-kids-through-sports-ptas-n1275988 .
Schools sue Arkansas governor over mask mandate ban: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/us-developing-plan-to-require-foreign-visitors-to-be-vaccinated-white-house-official-says.html . Public health considerations should prevail.
WSJ: COVID testing demand driven by Delta variant concerns: https://www.wsj.com/articles/demand-for-covid-19-tests-and-wait-times-rebound-as-delta-variant-spreads-11628162222 . Ditto for vaccinations: https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccination-rates-rise-where-delta-variant-is-spreading-11628189168 .
WSJ: Amazon delays return to office to next year: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-delays-return-to-office-to-2022-amid-renewed-covid-19-surge-11628182141 .
Foreign visitors to US required to be vaccinated: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/04/us-developing-plan-to-require-foreign-visitors-to-be-vaccinated-white-house-official-says.html .
WSJ: Weekly jobless claims remain high at 385,000: https://www.wsj.com/articles/weekly-jobless-claims-08-05-2021-11628113581 .
WSJ: Manchin calls for Fed to reduce easy money policies: https://www.wsj.com/articles/manchin-says-fed-should-reverse-easy-money-policies-11628192739 . As readers know, I agree with this position, but not based on inflation fears. I prefer federal spending to easy money.
Another GOP “lawmaker” enters the Idiot Olympics: https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-6b2267e56b73c8d7635bb106947f4ea0 . As we all know, the mask mandate was the recommendation of the Capitol physician. There is substantial scientific evidence supporting this recommendation. Could these clowns figure out something productive to do? Apparently not.
WSJ: Another special session in Texas: https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-gop-governor-calls-second-special-session-to-pass-voting-bill-11628187473 . So why would the Democrats return? This just puts money in the pockets of GOP legislators for doing nothing. Of course, as noted in the previous comment, that is apparently their view of their job description.
Collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents would freeze parts of North America: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/05/collapse-atlantic-ocean-currents-could-freeze-north-america-study/5501368001/ . People do need to understand that climate is a complex system. Global warming is certainly not uniform. But this is not a new idea. I remember a conversation from perhaps 40 years ago where the global warming model predicted the Gulf Stream would move further off the East Coast, dropping average temperatures by more than 10 degrees.