In Austin, officials are warning of catastrophe as cases climb fast and intensive care unit beds are reduced to six remaining beds, the Guardian reported.
The highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 has driven the daily average of new cases in the U.S. above 100,000 for the first time since February and created a crisis in Austin, Texas, where hospitals are running out of intensive care unit beds.
Don’t miss: ‘I don’t want to lose you’: How families approached their loved ones about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccination In a reversal, the head of the American Federation of Teachers said Sunday she now supports vaccination mandates for teachers before they return to classrooms this fall, to protect younger students.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, meanwhile, said he’s hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end and predicted the potential move will spur a wave of vaccine mandates in the private sector as well as schools and universities, the Associated Press reported.
Among adults 18 years and older, 61.1% are fully vaccinated and 71% have received at least one dose. But rates vary from state to state and some still have less than 50% of their residents vaccinated. Canada has reopened its border to fully vaccinated Americans, CNN reported. To be considered fully vaccinated, travelers must have received the full series of a Covid-19 vaccine — or combination of vaccines — accepted by the government of Canada at least 14 days before entering Canada.
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