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July 31, 2021

Uptake has plainly stalled. In Arkansas, one of the least-vaccinated states, roughly 80,000 doses are set to expire over the weekend for lack of demand even as officials scramble to find takers. The finger-pointing sharpens too, with the New York Times covering Biden and Republicans trading blame for the surge as the White House confronts a turn it had hoped to avoid.

Against the Provincetown alarm of a day earlier, CNN runs the counter-figure that about 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a fatal breakthrough case, a reminder of how differently the same data can be presented depending on the message.

The global picture stays grim. China races to contain its worst Delta outbreak in months, children are dying as the virus surges through Indonesia, and health workers across West Africa rush to vaccinate amid crowded hospitals and rising funerals.

Ammunition shelves bare as U.S. gun sales continue to soar
Ammunition shelves bare as U.S...
AP News
China races to curb Delta-fuelled COVID outbreak, worst in months
China races to curb Delta-fuel...
High contagiousness of Delta variant combined with the peak tourist season leads to new cases in several provinces.
Al Jazeera
Supporting clinicians to diagnose and assess Covid-19 severity using AI and Chest X-rays - Microsoft Research
Supporting clinicians to diagn...
Overview Microsoft Research’s Project InnerEye team in Cambridge (UK) worked with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to develop deep learning models to analyze anonymized chest X-Rays and chest computed tomography (CT) scans to assist clinicians in determining disease severity, aid decision making, and improve our understanding of the disease. This collaborative project in Microsoft’s Studies In […]
Microsoft
There's Vaccine Drama In Arkansas, Where Rates Are Low And Everyone Has An Opinion
There's Vaccine Drama In Arkan...
The state has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the U.S. And this weekend, 80,000 doses will expire because of lack of demand. The campaign is on to get people to sign up.
NPR
No Longer ‘Hidden Victims,’ Children Are Dying as Virus Surges in Indonesia (Published 2021)
No Longer ‘Hidden Victims,’ Ch...
The New York Times
Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Is Another Hurdle For Europe (Published 2021)
Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson Va...
The New York Times
West African health officials race to vaccinate amid spikes
West African health officials ...
A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce.
PBS
Effect of co-infection with intestinal parasites on COVID-19 severity: A prospective observational cohort study
Effect of co-infection with in...
The Lancet
The pandemic has exacerbated existing political discontent
The pandemic has exacerbated e...
The problem is worst in middle-income countries
The Economist
US memorials to victims of COVID-19 pandemic taking shape
US memorials to victims of COV...
AP News
Biden, Republicans and the Pandemic Blame Game (Published 2021)
Biden, Republicans and the Pan...
The New York Times
How a Remote Indigenous Community Fought the Pandemic
How a Remote Indigenous Commun...
Thanks to a response based on local culture and values, India’s Nicobar islanders haven’t had a single infection during the nation’s horrific second wave
Scientific American
Charity alone will not end the calamity of COVID-19 in Africa
Charity alone will not end the...
In the absence of vaccines, accountability, rather than charity, may be the continent’s best route out of the pandemic.
Al Jazeera
The pandemic is worsening mental health for women, middle-aged adults, a new survey finds
The pandemic is worsening ment...
University of Michigan researchers have published new findings about the groups whose mental health has seen the greatest declines during COVID-19.
Business Insider
The pandemic turning point the White House didn’t want | CNN Politics
The pandemic turning point the...
CNN
Covid vaccine: Halifax circus and London festivals in jabs push
Covid vaccine: Halifax circus ...
Pop-up vaccine clinics are opening to encourage more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
BBC
Covid vaccine will not be compulsory for university lectures
Covid vaccine will not be comp...
Ministers are no longer considering making two doses mandatory for students in England, the BBC learns.
BBC
How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals | CNN
How the pandemic killed a reco...
CNN
About 99.999% of fully vaccinated Americans have not had a deadly Covid-19 breakthrough case, CDC data shows | CNN
About 99.999% of fully vaccina...
CNN
Why have some places suffered more covid-19 deaths than others?
Why have some places suffered ...
Income inequality is a big part of the answer
The Economist
Sumatran tigers at Jakarta zoo recovering from coronavirus
Sumatran tigers at Jakarta zoo...
Reuters