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Head of CDC defends eased mask guidance; British health chief confident vaccines are effective against India variant: Live COVID-19 updates

CDC’s Rochelle Walensky said her agency is working on guidance for the school year that begins in 3 months in some districts. Latest COVID-19 news.

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Coronavirus live updates: As US death toll approaches 400K, new variants threaten to add to struggle; Americans’ trust in vaccines grows

The pace of vaccinations is picking up but remains well below encouraging estimates from public health experts. Latest COVID-19 news.

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Coronavirus updates: Congress agrees on $900B relief deal with stimulus checks; first Moderna vaccines roll out of distribution center

The first shipments of the nation’s second COVID-19 vaccine rolled out of a Memphis-area distribution center Sunday. Latest coronavirus news.

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Coronavirus updates: Global cases top 25M as US nears 6M; WHO warns of front line ‘burnout’; experts advise against Labor Day gatherings

The unrelenting onslaught of coronavirus cases is taking its toll on health care and other front line responders, the World Health Organization warns.