New York Will Require State Workers To Be Vaccinated Or Undergo Weekly Testing Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that state employees have until Labor Day to get vaccinated. New York, like other states, has seen a rising number of coronavirus cases linked to the Delta variant. The Associated Press
Tokyo Hits New High For Daily COVID-19 Cases. This Time, No Olympians Are Among Them The capital city surpassed a record that had been set just a day earlier, notching more than 3,000 new cases on Tuesday. For the first time in four days, no Olympic athletes tested positive. Laurel Wamsley
Read What Simone Biles Said After Her Withdrawal From The Olympic Final Simone Biles' decision to exit the women's team final has prompted comments from around the world. Here's the transcript of what the gymnast said about her exit. Bill Chappell
Masks Will Return To The U.S. House And White House After The CDC Changes Guidance Congress's attending physician announced vaccinated and unvaccinated House members will again have to mask up while in the U.S. Capitol or risk a fine. Jaclyn Diaz
The CDC Issues A Reversal Of Its Masking Policy For Fully Vaccinated People NPR's Noel King talks Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and a Pfizer board member, about the CDC's recommendation that fully vaccinated individuals now wear masks indoors.
Biden Is Considering A Vaccine Or Testing Mandate For Federal Workers Under the policy, federal employees who are not confirmed as vaccinated would be required to wear masks at all times while at work and be tested regularly for the virus. Alana Wise
Tanzania's Dilemma: It's Not So Easy To Go From Vaccine Denier To Vaccine Embracer The African country, previously credited for high childhood vaccination rates, was 1 of 4 countries to reject COVID vaccines. Now they've done a 180. It's unclear if its citizens will go along. Syriacus Buguzi
More Children Are Dying By Suicide Recently, Study Shows A new study shows an increase in suicidality among children as young as five and investigates the shared characteristics among kids who die by suicide. Researchers hope to improve prevention efforts. Rhitu Chatterjee
Alabama's Vaccination Rate Is The Lowest In The U.S. And COVID-19 Infections Are Up Public health officials are sounding the alarm in Alabama, the state with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country. New infections are spiking, yet fewer people are seeking shots. Debbie Elliott
CDC Expected To Change Mask Guidance For Vaccinated People, Including In Schools Reversing earlier guidance, the agency will likely encourage indoor masking for fully vaccinated people under certain circumstances. Allison Aubrey