Delta variant and COVID-19 vaccines: What to know
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Dr. Emily Landon, the Chief epidemiologist at the University of Chicago, explains the essentials of the Delta variant and COVID-19 vaccines.

6 passengers test positive for COVID-19 after Royal Caribbean cruise

Six passengers on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Bahamas tested positive for COVID-19 while onboard the ship. Four of them were vaccinated, while two were unvaccinated minors.

74% of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts outbreak involved fully vaccinated people, CDC says

New data collected by the CDC shows the bulk of a COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts involved fully vaccinated people. But officials caution the public against drawing the wrong conclusion based on these findings.

COVID-19 vaccine incentive: Biden calls for $100 payout to newly vaccinated

Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases among mostly unvaccinated Americans due to the fast-spreading delta variant, President Joe Biden called on local governments to offer $100 to newly vaccinated people as an incentive.

AstraZeneca to seek US approval of COVID-19 vaccine in 2nd half of 2021

AstraZeneca said it will seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of 2021, a timeframe that has been delayed.

Mom urges vaccination after loss of ‘healthy’ 28-year-old son to COVID-19

After losing her son to COVID-19, Christy Carpenter and her family are encouraging hesitant people to get the vaccine — if not for themselves, then for the people around them.

2 US Navy members have died from COVID-19 in past week

Navy officials declined to say whether either of the two members who died over the past week from COVID-19 had been vaccinated

Breakthrough COVID cases: 169 fully vaccinated dead, 644 hospitalized in Illinois

More than 100 fully vaccinated people have died and 644 fully vaccinated people have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 in breakthrough cases, Illinois health officials said. 

Delta variant viral load 1,000 times higher than original coronavirus strain

A recent study sheds light on why the delta variant is so much more contagious than the original novel coronavirus strain, which first infected much of the global population last year.

US records more than 70,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, 462 deaths

The delta variant has fueled a surge of COVID-19 infections across the United States, and new projections show no signs of the hyper-contagious variant showing down.

Simone Biles withdraws from final, not in right 'headspace'
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Sports therapist Natalie Graves, of Natalie Graves�Athletic Counseling,�talks about Simone Biles decision to withdraw from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.

Illinois adopts new CDC guidelines: Vaccinated should mask indoors, as should K-12 schools

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) adopted new CDC mask guidelines on Tuesday for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread by those who have been vaccinated.