Biden takes a harder line in COVID response
Yahoo! News, August 19, 2021
President Biden signaled Wednesday he's leaning into a heavier-handed approach to the COVID response.
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Sports betting has grown far beyond who will win a game or whether the spread is covered. Every game offers numerous opportunities to place bets. Such microbets unravel the many plays that constitute a game into a sequence of uncertain actions, each of which can be gambled upon at lightning speed in real-time.
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Why Are Boosters Being Given After 8 Months? Experts Weigh In
Medscape, August 19, 2021
Following the White House administration's announcement to start booster COVID-19 vaccinations for American adults next month, experts weighed in on the evidence for choosing an 8-month cut-off, how breakthrough infections figure in, and why calling one mRNA vaccine better than the other could be misleading.
Expert warns kids are vulnerable to catching, spreading COVID-19
WINK, August 18, 2021
The coronavirus is spreading quickly again, and it’s ready to infect those who have little defense against it — children who are too young to receive the vaccine.
At South Jersey clinic, some patients eagerly take a third COVID vaccine that soon could be available for all
The Press of Atlantic City, August 18, 2021
“We don’t know what’s in a shot?” George Perry said, “We don’t know what’s in a hot dog either.”
Marlboro County School District requires masks as researchers predict case spike in schools without them
WBTW 11 News, August 18, 2021
MARLBORO COUNTY. S.C. (WBTW) — Marlboro County defied Governor Henry McMaster’s ban on mask mandates by requiring masks in all schools starting Aug. 23.
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