By Apoorva Mandavilli
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Still, most vaccinated people with breakthrough infections are likely to have mild symptoms, and each exposure to the virus is an opportunity for the immune system to strengthen its defenses against future variants.
Here’s what’s useful to know about breakthrough infections and the Delta variant.
By Matt Glynn
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will soon require its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, or else be subjected to regular testing.
Candace Johnson, Roswell Park’s president and CEO, has notified its 3,300 employees the requirement will take effect in three to four weeks.
By Christine Hauser
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As the number of reported coronavirus cases in Ohio rises, some judges have attached a condition for people being released on probation: Get vaccinated or face possible prison time.
By Roselyn Romero
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As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. But the mandatory requirement has opened the door for those opposed to getting the vaccine to cheat the system, according to interviews with students, education and law enforcement officials.
Both faculty and students at dozens of schools interviewed by The Associated Press say they are concerned about how easy it is to get fake vaccine cards.
By Ethan Hauser and Alyssa Lukpat
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For the first time since February, the United States is averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, marking a resurgence that is hitting especially hard in states where large portions of the population remain unvaccinated.
By Mary Pasciak
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Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein has invited leaders from the Buffalo Public Schools and other local districts to a meeting Monday morning.
School leaders will meet with county officials “in an effort to achieve a coordinated plan and response,” Buffalo Public Schools spokesperson Elena Cala said in a text message on Sunday. “We will have our statements (Monday) afternoon.”
By Leslie Josephs
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United Airlines employees must upload proof that they received two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of Johnson & Johnson’s single dose five weeks after federal officials give full approval to them or by Oct. 25, whichever is first, the executives said. Exceptions will be made for certain health issues or religious reasons, United said.
Many of United’s employees have already reported they have been vaccinated, such as roughly 90 percent of pilots and 80 percent of flight attendants, according to company officials.
By Nelson D. Schwartz
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The economy roared into midsummer, but there are questions about its ability to maintain that momentum as the Delta variant causes growing concern. Still, most experts think unemployment will keep falling as the labor market recovers the ground lost in the pandemic. Here’s the latest on the economy.
By Barbara O’Brien
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Schools should follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials for their in-person instructional plans for this fall, said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.
“With the end of the state disaster emergency on June 25, 2021, school districts are reestablished as the controlling entity for schools,” Zucker said in a statement Thursday. “Schools and school districts should develop plans to open in-person in the fall as safely as possible, and I recommend following guidance from the CDC and local health departments.”
By Rick Rojas
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Louisiana is leading the nation in an explosion of new cases. Hospitals are overflowing and admitting more young people than before. But the crisis is also driving some to get vaccinated.