One week before the Olympics, Tokyo reports its highest number of new Covid cases in almost six months. / ABC News A record number of French people sign up for vaccinations after being told they'll need them to return to cafés. Restaurant workers aren't thrilled about doing
Canada and Thailand defend mixing Covid vaccines after the World Health Organization's chief scientist calls the strategy "chaotic." / The Washington Post Cannabis becomes the latest giveaway for vaccines in Long Beach. / The Long Beach Post Because they won't need to deal with Covid absences,
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is loath to lock down ahead of fall elections, creating a Covid doom loop. / Foreign Policy David Wallace-Wells: Now is the time to rethink COVID safety protocols for children. / New York Magazine One couple's way of traveling (more) safely this
Asthma attacks plummeted during the pandemic, and researchers are now reconsidering the most common triggers. / The Atlantic Crypto traders are running into a big problem in trying to sue Binance for losses during a service outage: The company has no headquarters. / The Verge With his Wimbledon win yesterday, Novak Djokovic
Thursday's dramatic flooding in New York City is a sign the city's infrastructure isn't prepared for future climate conditions. / The Guardian A tour of the "Anom" phone the FBI sold to unwitting criminals as part of a honeypot scheme. / VICE If the
Several Asian countries rush to implement tough new restrictions to fight variants of the coronavirus. / The Associated Press Five undervaccinated clusters, mostly in the South, put the entire United States at risk. / CNN BLK, the dating app for single Black people, has a new song encouraging users to "vax
Last month was the warmest June on record for North America. / The Boston Globe Scientists say last week's Pacific Northwest heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change. / BuzzFeed News Another effect of climate change: Wild animals are shrinking in body size. / Vox How
Helen Branswell runs through 12 lessons learned about developing vaccines during a pandemic. / STAT Heathrow airport is testing out fast-track lanes for fully-vaccinated arrivals. / BBC News ICU nurses in Appalachia who risked their lives during the pandemic feel like they fought a war that no one acknowledges. / The
The world's poorest nations won't receive Covid vaccines for another two years. / Nature See also: How countries without adequate Covid vaccine access are simultaneously fighting the pandemic and negotiating for vaccines. / NPR "A 40-minute panoramic take on Jan. 6, the most complete visual depiction
TMN is heading out early to beat the holiday traffic. See you Tuesday. Canada broke its temperature record for a third straight day on Tuesday, with dozens of heat-related fatalities. / BBC News The World Health Organization certifies that China is malaria-free. / Quartz The Delta variant is forcing public
