White House announces new funds for COVID-19 testing and vaccination The White House on Thursday announced new funding for vaccination and testing efforts as the delta variant fuels COVID-19 outbreaks, particularly among the unvaccinated. Peter Sullivan TheHill

The White House on Thursday announced new funding for vaccination and testing efforts as the delta variant fuels COVID-19 outbreaks, particularly among the unvaccinated.

Missouri to offer vaccine incentives amid emerging COVID-19 hotspot As Missouri emerges as a new epicenter of a summer coronavirus surge, Gov. Reid Wilson TheHill

Missouri residents who have already received or choose to receive a vaccine protecting them from COVID-19 would be eligible to receive one of 900 prizes worth $10,000, either in cash or in an education savings account.

Proven ways to boost Covid-19 vaccination: mandates plus nudges - STAT Mandates can help the U.S. increase Covid-19 vaccination rates. Nudges that influence choices without forbidding options can also work. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Evidence-based tools can make us all safer and more secure by making vaccination the default choice in Americans’ everyday lives — in schools, businesses, and hospitals. . . 

Indonesia is now the epicenter of Asia's Covid-19 crisis. Here's what you need to know For much of last year, it seemed like Indonesia had managed to keep its Covid-19 outbreak largely under control. Rhea Mogul, CNN CNN

As of July 20, Indonesia had recorded nearly 3 million total cases and more than 76,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. But experts fear the figures underestimate the real spread in the country due to a lack of testing. . . 

WHO chief warns that the world is going into the ‘early stages of another wave’