The re-masking debate: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/should-fully-vaccinated-people-continue-wear-masks-experts-weigh-n1272890 . I’m fully vaccinated but would wear a mask in higher-risk situations – for example, attending a sporting event.
New face mask diagnoses COVID within 90 minutes: https://www.jpost.com/health-science/new-mask-could-diagnose-the-wearer-with-covid-19-within-90-minutes-672732 .
New COVID infection rates rising among the unvaccinated: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/05/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html . Delta appears to be fueling the increase.
WSJ: US parents worry about unvaccinated children: https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-parents-with-unvaccinated-kids-need-to-know-about-the-delta-variant-this-summer-11625477400 .
Alzheimer’s drug debate continues: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-controversial-approval-of-an-alzheimers-drug-reignites-the-battle-over-the-underlying-cause-of-the-disease/ar-AALNagU?li=BBnb7Kz . So this drug originally appeared to be false hope at an expensive price. That conclusion remains valid. The best outcome is that this drug ultimately becomes part of an effective treatment involving a combination of drugs. In the meantime, we are running a large-scale trial on a desperate population, and serious side effects are involved. We have been down this path before. We ultimately discontinued that drug.
WSJ: UK looks to re-open: https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-delta-variant-surges-in-u-k-boris-johnson-lifts-most-covid-19-curbs-11625506392 .
Australia detects Lambda COVID variant: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2021-07-06/what-we-know-about-the-lambda-variant/100267978 .
Italian prosecutors examine new evidence of early spread of COVID: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/05/prosecutors-examine-claims-covid-spread-in-italy-before-official-confirmation .
Delta variant overwhelms South Africa: https://news.yahoo.com/south-africas-coronavirus-cases-surge-160236823.html .
Indonesia COVID cases quadruple while oxygen is in short supply: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/5/indonesia-copes-with-oxygen-shortages-as-covid-cases-quadruple . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/delta-variant-brings-calamity-to-countries-stuck-waiting-for-covid-19-vaccines-11625482191 . At 276 million people, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country, after China, India and the US.
WSJ: Heat wave killed at least 64 in (Portland’s) Multnomah County: https://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-heat-wave-in-pacific-northwest-overwhelmed-healthcare-system-11625493601 .
WSJ: Democrats look for a climate bill through reconciliation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-hope-to-pass-climate-bill-after-failing-a-decade-ago-11625490000 .
Miami condo death toll at 28, with 117 unaccounted for: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-fl-state-wire-florida-surfside-building-collapse-bd072f3a85777f2d0be8ef19d2499b33 . It is 12 days after the collapse, with no survivors found after the first few hours. WSJ: Owners struggled with Surfside government for construction approvals: https://www.wsj.com/articles/miami-area-condo-owners-pushed-town-for-construction-approvals-days-before-collapse-11625489092 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/rescue-workers-resume-search-at-site-of-miami-area-condo-11625495546 .
To run as a Republican, the first thing JD Vance had to do was self-slime himself: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/05/jd-vance-trump-tweets-deleted-498164 . Still, the other primary candidates are likely to pummel him for a lack of fealty to the Orange Furor.