Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. □ What we're reading: The CDC may say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear face masks, but the mask conflict at stores isn't going away. Nearly 123.8 million Americans have been fully vaccinated – 37.4% of the population. and 274.4 million have been administered, according to the CDC. More than 344.5 million vaccine doses have been distributed in the U.S. has more than 32.9 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 586,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 163.7 million cases and 3.39 million deaths. are effective against the variant now devastating India, Dr. ►Early data indicates that vaccines being used in the U.S. Andrew Cuomo's publisher is scheduled to pay him more than $5 million for the book he authored last year on his handling of the pandemic, according to newly released tax returns and ethics documents. Republican lawmakers are upset over shutdowns ordered by Democratic Gov. ►Voters in Pennsylvania were deciding Tuesday on two ballot questions that seek to limit a governor’s emergency disaster declarations. ►Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the Lollapalooza music festival will return to Grant Park at full capacity July 29-Aug. Attorney in Maine has seized $3.6 million from the bank account of Med-Tech Resource LLC, saying the Oregon-based company was involved in deals to sell counterfeit N95 masks and fake respirators to the state of Maine. "It's the most important thing you can do right now." "My message to young people is simple. Get vaccinated," Slavitt said. He said that "many, many" young people are more seriously ill than his son, and that more than one-third of hospitalized COVID patients are under 50. Slavitt said it is not clear how long the symptoms will last. But six months later, he stills suffers from tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), shortness of breath and ongoing and frequent flu-like symptoms," Slavitt said at a White House briefing. “He’s young and fit, and in the prime of his life. White House coronavirus response senior adviser Andy Slavitt on Tuesday urged young Americans to get vaccinated, saying his own son is battling long-haul symptoms of the infection. “We are hopeful that he will have the same understanding of the need to work closely with progressives, to engage and energize our base and to protect our wins in a divided Congress.Watch Video: Retailers drop mask mandates after new CDC guidance Pramila Jaypal, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told Semafor. “We’ve appreciated Jeff’s collaboration on the COVID response and the American Rescue Plan, which included bold and progressive policies,” Rep. Progressives on Capitol Hill aren’t turning a cold shoulder to Zients just yet, though. Jeff Hauser, who runs the Revolving Door Project, warned in a statement that Biden is risking his legacy by tapping Zients as his next chief of staff and that the corporate behavior the administration should target “are the practices that have made Zients rich.” The American Prospect, a progressive magazine, ran a story last year alleging that Zients made a lot of money by investing in healthcare companies that engaged in suspect practices. They’re especially livid at Zients’ corporate experience, which includes a turn on Facebook’s board of directors. Klain played a key role as liaison between Biden and progressives and some on the left are worried that his replacement will jeopardize the policy gains they made together.
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