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Nearly 30 million people have contracted Covid-19 around the world, and the pandemic still isn’t close to being over. In Europe, the World Health Organization warned that Covid-19 was spreading at “alarming rates,” raising fears of a second wave. Meanwhile, in the U.S. many people have said they would not take measures to end the pandemic, even if they were available. A recent poll found that almost half of all Americans would not get a Covid-19 vaccine if it were available today (though that may stem from fears that a vaccine had been rushed). And Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, railed against people who refuse to wear masks on prime time television last night, calling them dumb.

BUSINESS

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is unwilling to go lower than a $2.2 trillion compromise on the coronavirus stimulus relief bill. 

Oxford University said that the illness which caused its Covid-19 vaccine trials to pause likely wasn’t caused by the vaccine itself, which it’s developing in partnership with AstraZeneca. 

CVS announced it will be doubling its number of drive-through Covid-19 test sites to more than 4,000 nationally. Meanwhile, competitor Walgreens is offering tests to employers.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Some experts believe that Covid-19 could become a seasonal virus -- but only after we reach herd immunity. 

Dentists were shuttered in the early months of the pandemic, but now they are making a strong case that oral hygiene is an essential service. 

Kids may be particularly susceptible to eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic; here’s what to look out for.

ON THE UPSIDE

Operation Outbreak: How a middle school outbreak simulation foreshadowed the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to provide lessons for the future.