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| Dr. Anthony Fauci says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering revising its guidelines to recommend that even fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public. |
| Fauci told CNN's "State of the Union" that he's taken part in conversations about altering the guidelines, something he described as being "under active consideration." |
| In the last two weeks, COVID-19 cases have increased 171% nationally, fueled by the delta variant. The death rate is up 19% over the week before. |
| It's Monday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's the news you need to know today: |
| • | Americans are quitting jobs in record numbers: Many are changing jobs because of pandemic burnout or they're finally starting job searches that they put off during the health crisis, according to a survey by Joblist for USA TODAY. | | • | New York City will require teachers, police officers and the rest of the 340,000 city employees to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly coronavirus testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. | | • | Humans are not the only ones catching COVID-19: An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted the coronavirus. | | • | Calls for mandatory vaccinations: More than 50 major American health care and medical organizations called for employers of health and long-term care workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines, saying it's "the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment" of workers to put the needs of patients first. | | • | Tokyo Olympic organizers announced 16 new positive cases on Monday among people connected to the Games, bringing the total to more than 150. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has had more than 34.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 610,900 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 194.4 million cases and 4.2 million deaths. More than 163 million Americans – 49.1% of the population – have been fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. |
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