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Coronavirus Update

This week: New information about the dangerous Delta variant; how mRNA could lead to new cancer treatments; the angst of unvaccinated tweens; the disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.

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The Delta variant is spreading fast, especially where vaccination rates are low

A new report stresses that only a complete dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can protect against this dangerous variant, which is now dominant in the U.S., U.K., and more than a dozen other countries.

RELATED: Delta has its own mutation now. How dangerous is Delta Plus? +

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In some areas of the U.S., Delta now accounts for 80 percent of cases

The U.S. is now reporting the fewest deaths from COVID-19 since March 2020. But there is a worrying uptick in cases as the Delta variant spreads swiftly across the country.

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How mRNA vaccines could lead to new cancer treatments

The technology behind the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But long before anyone had heard of COVID-19, researchers had been developing mRNA vaccines to fight a range of diseases and infections.

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What it's like to be 11 years old right now

With businesses reopening at pre-pandemic capacities and mask mandates disappearing, families with kids under 12 are in a predicament.

RELATED: CDC issues new school guidance, with emphasis on full reopening (NYT) +

What we're reading

COVID-19 proved the CDC is broken. Can it be fixed? (New York Times) ››

The pandemic drove asthma attacks way down—why? (The Atlantic) ››

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How Indigenous leaders are pushing to vaccinate their hard-hit communities

"We survived massacres, wars with the U.S., the laws the U.S. made against us. ... This is just another thing to survive."

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Your next vaccine could be grown in a tobacco plant

Long-awaited plant-based vaccine technology could help COVID-19 shots reach developing countries.

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COVID-19 couldn't stop K-pop's global rise

Here's why South Korea's cultural wave is a creative force that only keeps growing.

RELATED: 'Maximum crisis' as South Korea raises COVID restrictions to highest level in Seoul (The Guardian) +

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How the new Alzheimer's drug works—and why the FDA is under fire

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Heat waves kill people—and climate change is making it worse

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What wild chimps can teach humans about healthy aging

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Why 'getting back to normal' may actually feel terrifying

MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS

U.S. says fully vaccinated people don't need a booster—yet

CDC issues new school guidance, with emphasis on full reopening (NY Times)

Here's what you need to know about the Lambda variant (CNBC)

More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 worldwide (Washington Post)

Eviction prevention programs are racing against a moratorium clock (NPR)

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