June 07, 2021
I'm fully vaccinated – should I keep wearing a mask for my unvaccinated child?
The Conversation
Exclusive: People who wore masks were less likely to get sick
Axios
Uganda enters 2nd COVID-19 lockdown as surges noted elsewhere

CIDRAP
How the pandemic changed the way we ate and shopped | CNN

CNN
How COVID changed schools outreach

Since lockdowns closed classrooms and labs, scientists have devised online activities to inspire the next generation of researchers.
Nature
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen researchers engage with governments and inform science-driven policies. This experience has shown how countries, backed by scientific research and expertise, can be better prepared for future global outbreaks.
Nature
Coagulation factors and the incidence of COVID-19 severity: Mendelian randomization analyses and supporting evidence - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Nature
Expanding during a pandemic with the looming threat of recession - BDJ In Practice

Nature
White House briefing room returns to full capacity as pandemic improves

With the briefing room at 100 percent capacity, all 49 seats will be made available to reporters.
NBC News
Fox News Guest Says Fauci Being Used As 'Punching Bag' by Trump and Allies
Newsweek
Scientist Who Warned Fauci COVID Could Be 'Engineered' Deletes Twitter Page
Newsweek
More Contagious Virus Variant Is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Chief Says Published 2021
The New York Times
How to Rearrange Your Post-Pandemic ‘Friendscape’
The New York Times
Washington State Allows Free Joints for Covid Jabs
The New York Times
The wet market sources of Covid-19: bats and pangolins have an alibi

University of Oxford
No more face masks outdoors in Brussels

Mayors announce that you no longer need to wear a mask outdoors and you can have a drink at night.
POLITICO.eu
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to punish businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Abbott's signature means that businesses that require so-called vaccine passports can't get state contracts and could lose state licenses or operating permits.
The Texas Tribune
The Pandemic Has Undone South Africa’s National Parks
Without tourism, the funding that sustains some of the world’s most treasured wildlife has atrophied.
The Atlantic
China, Fauci and hoaxes: Donald Trump takes aim at usual suspects in return to stage

Former president seeks limelight ahead of midterms, calling on China to pay Covid reparations and dismissing criminal inquiries into his business dealings
The Guardian
Highest in more than 4 million years: Earth's carbon dioxide levels soar to record high despite pandemic
USA Today
Vaccine mandates may increase distrust and public resistance
Washington Post
Why the mask culture wars may never end
Masks have been divisive from the start, and even though the pandemic appears to be nearing its end in much of the United States, mask-related divisions remain as wide as ever.
Yahoo

