Missouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag
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Missouri is seeing a concerning uptick in hospitalizations due to Covid-19's Delta variant. The variant, initially originating in India, is quickly becoming more prominent in the state with a 225% increase in admissions in Springfield since the beginning of June.
Pattie was hospitalized first. She has asthma and is immunocompromised. Michael followed the next day, arriving by ambulance. He chronicled his bout with Covid-19 on Facebook, sharing his health updates daily. "The breathing is labored, it's tough. This stuff is real," said Michael.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.