Robert Towey

“We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy,” White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said.

The continent is facing a surge of infection which has led to a lockdown in Austria and curbs in the Netherlands. Germany is also weighing tougher measures.

The “vast majority of those employees” are fully vaccinated, a senior administration official said.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC that people should get boosters as soon as possible because breakthrough infections are occurring more than the public realizes.

Covid cases rise yet again in U.S. ahead of Thanksgiving holiday  CNBC

New York and Rhode Island are asking adults in high-transmission areas to get boosted, while New Jersey and Minnesota are planning to expand eligibility.

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center polled 2,042 adults nationwide from on Covid precautions over the holidays.

CEO of Covid antibody maker Vir Biotech says their treatment 'stands up well' to all variants  CNBC

The delta variant, first detected in India a little less than a year ago, now represents 99% of sequenced Covid-19 cases globally.

The U.S. reported an average of nearly 83,500 new Covid cases every day over the last week, a 14% increase from the week before.