European agency clears Moderna vaccine for children 12-17 Tokyo Olympics are arriving at last, after a yearlong delay In Canada and Zimbabwe, paths to vaccination diverge
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Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is encouraging everyone, whether vaccinated or not, to wear masks indoors if they can’t stay distanced from others.
His guidance released Friday comes as Louisiana sees more 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state.
But the Democratic governor stopped short of issuing any face covering mandates or new restrictions on activities and businesses.
Louisiana’s in its fourth spike of COVID-19, driven this time by the highly contagious delta variant. The state has among the nation’s lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates and is seeing thousands of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness each day.
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SEATTLE - The top public health official in Washington stateâs most populous county is asking everyone to wear masks in indoor public spaces because of the rise of the COVID-19 delta variant â even if they have been vaccinated.
Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer at Public Health â Seattle & King County, made the recommendation Friday.
Washington stateâs top epidemiologist, Dr. Scott Lindquist, is urging people to use common sense and to try to not be in places with poor ventilation but is not issuing a state mask recommendation for vaccinated people.
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