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The U.S. Army will start discharging soldiers who against COVID-19, joining the Navy and Air Force. (New York Times)
In a small group of individuals affected by the so-called Havana Syndrome, symptoms were delivered by a device, a panel of experts concluded. (NBC News)
As of Thursday at 8 a.m. EST, the is 75,681,309 cases and 894,316 deaths, up 330,950 and 3,546, respectively, versus this time a day ago.
But that doesn't tell the full story: the U.S. death toll has amounted to , researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center estimated.
Cases in Maine have become so abundant due to Omicron that . (Portland Press Herald)
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency announced that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine , becoming the fifth nation to do so.
New Zealand said it will fully to travelers ... in October. (AP)
In France, the health minister said the nation's COVID-19 health pass will stay in effect (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Germany's vaccine advisors are expected to of COVID-19 vaccine. (Reuters)
In other news from Germany, researchers plan to start later this year to use their hearts in human transplant trials down the line. (Reuters)
Mississippi has for certain conditions -- including AIDS, cancer, and sickle cell disease -- becoming the 37th state to do so. (NPR)
Lawmakers in Utah are wrestling over whether hospitals can have an . (Salt Lake Tribune)
The federal trial over the death of George Floyd was delayed after one of the police officers charged . (Fox News)
Looking for the best way to nudge people to get vaccinated? Have a pharmacy telling them it's "waiting for you." (PNAS)
One scientist warns that . (CNBC)
Is the for hospitals? (The Atlantic)
Little Rock, Arkansas, declared following multiple shootings over the past several weeks. (ABC News)
Crosby, Stills, and Nash have joined Neil Young in over the "dangerous disinformation" on Joe Rogan's podcast. (Rolling Stone)