August 22, 2021

A day after his Alabama rally, Trump is booed by his own supporters when he tells them to take the vaccine. The moment cuts against the “pandemic of the unvaccinated” framing that cast hesitancy as simple partisanship: the man who ran the vaccine program cannot sell it to his own crowd, and the reasons run deeper than any one politician.

Breakthrough cases keep undercutting the official message. The New York Times details how Texas Governor Greg Abbott, vaccinated and boosted-era optimistic, tested positive after crowded maskless events, and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an early and public vaccine advocate, is hospitalized with COVID alongside his wife.

Ahead of Biden’s intelligence review on the virus’s origins, the BBC examines how the Wuhan lab-leak question has become a propaganda fight, with Chinese state efforts pushing counter-theories about a US Army base at Fort Detrick. In Louisiana, the attorney general circulates sample letters parents can use to opt their children out of school mask rules.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalised with COVID-19

Jackson and his wife Jacqueline are being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Al Jazeera

Covid: Taiwan rolls out homegrown vaccine amid criticism

Taiwan's president was vaccinated with the country's first domestically developed jab named Medigen.

BBC

Wuhan lab leak theory: How Fort Detrick became a centre for Chinese conspiracies

Apparent Chinese propaganda efforts are spreading ahead of a US report on Covid-19 origins.

BBC

Louisiana attorney general gave parents sample letters to help their children skirt mask-wearing guidance in schools

"I have philosophical objections that make it impossible for my child to comply with your COVID-19 policies related to vaccines and mask wearing," one letter says.

Business Insider

Darcy: Fox News host spouts anti-mask venom while his staff wears masks | CNN Business

CNN

What You Need To Know About AstraZeneca vs Pfizer Vaccine

Learn the differences between the AstraZeneca vs. Pfizer vaccines, including how they work, how many doses are needed, and how effective they are over time.

Healthline

Trump booed at Alabama rally after telling supporters to get vaccinated

"But I recommend take the vaccines," Trump said. "I did it. It's good. Take the vaccines."

NBC News

Crowded Events. No Masks. Then a Coronavirus Diagnosis for Gov. Abbott of Texas. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

A microscopic video shows the coronavirus on the rampage. (Published 2021)

The New York Times

Trump booed after telling supporters to get Covid vaccine

Former president held rally in Cullman, Alabama, a city struggling to cope with cases and hospitalisations

The Guardian

The Wuhan lab leak theory is more about politics than science

Whatever this week’s Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats

The Guardian

American workers rush to take advantage of pandemic bargaining power

There are more job openings now than at any other time in recorded U.S. history. But will the bargaining power last?

NBC News

New Mindbody Data Reflects How The Pandemic Has Renewed Interest In Self-Care

New data from the Mindbody wellness app shows how the Pandemic has influenced consumer interest in fitness and wellness services.

Forbes

August 22, 2021

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