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7 Important Things You Need to Know About COVID-19 Today

@COVID19Up: Here are seven big stories related to COVID-19 that everyone should be talking about today (July 6).

1. Israel Data "Preliminary Signal" Delta Variant Can Bypass Pfizer Vaccine, Top Israeli Expert Says
(SOURCE) — Rising cases in Israel, where most residents are inoculated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, suggest the vaccine may be less effective against the Delta variant.

2. Biden Announces "Door-to-Door Outreach" of "Literally Knocking on Doors" to Get the Unvaccinated Vaccinated
(SOURCE) — To get those "who are unvaccinated vaccinated," Biden said "we need to go community-by-community, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, and often times door-to-door, literally knocking on doors..."

3. Almost Half of U.S. Reports Rising COVID-19 Cases, Attributed Largely to the Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2
(SOURCE) — "It feels very reminiscent of where we were in an early part of the pandemic," epidemiologist Paul Byers said. "It feels like we're in the same situation now with the delta variant."

4. Almost All COVID-19 Rules—Including Masks and Social Distancing—to Be Ditched in England on July 19: Boris Johnson
(SOURCE) — Almost all COVID-19 rules—including limits on the number of people who can meet together, legal requirements on wearing face masks, and social distancing in pubs and bars—will be on July 19.

5. Britain Still Considering Balance of Risks on Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19
(SOURCE) — It may come as a surprise to Americans that Britain is still deciding whether the benefits of vaccinating children against COVID-19 outweigh the risks.

6. Tajikistan Becomes First Country in World to Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory
(SOURCE) — Tajikistan’s government has ordered mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for citizens over 18 years old, making it the first country in the world.

7. Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated With Higher Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization, New Study Shows
(SOURCE) — 80,670 participants were entered into the study, which concluded that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization.

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