Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates. AP NEWS

The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates.

Covid-19 cases are declining but remain high among children. Here's what the US needs to do to end the surge After weeks of a troubling Covid-19 surge across the US, infection rates are finally on the decline -- but experts say there's still work to be done before the tide can be turned, especially when cases remain exceptionally high among children. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors Coronavirus vaccines may have prevented 39,000 deaths among seniors by May, a new government study finds. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA authorization of Covid booster shot J&J said Monday that giving a second dose two months after the first increased protection against symptomatic moderate to severe Covid-19 to 94 percent, with 100 percent protection against severe illness. Lauren Gardner POLITICO

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Adminstration to authorize a booster dose of its Covid-19 vaccine for people 18 and older.

Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. AP NEWS

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