Most K-12 parents support mask mandates: poll Most parents of K-12 students support mask mandates amid a nationwide spike in coronavirus infections, according to a Gallup poll Jordan Williams TheHill

Most parents of K-12 students support mask mandates amid a nationwide spike in coronavirus infections, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Florida breaks record in cases, hospitalizations; over 1M vaccine doses thrown away in 10 states: Latest COVID-19 news Florida on Sunday broke its record for current hospitalizations, days after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic. Elinor Aspegren and Steven Vargas USA TODAY

Infections surging and 'things are going to get worse,' Fauci says

Delta variant raises fears of worsening mutations The rapid spread of the delta variant is raising concerns among scientists that the coronavirus could mutate into more transmissible or deadlier strains. Justine Coleman TheHill

The fresh fears come as the U.S. vaccination rate has largely plateaued and with much of the world still unvaccinated. Such a large number of people without even one vaccine dose gives the virus more chances to spread, replicate and potentially develop mutations. . . 

CDC warns that delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may make people sicker than original Covid "The war has changed," CDC officials wrote in a confidential document given to lawmakers this week. Berkeley Lovelace Jr. CNBC

A confidential CDC document said delta is more transmissible than the common cold, the 1918 Spanish flu, smallpox, Ebola, MERS and SARS.

What is a COVID-19 vaccine 'breakthrough' case? What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they're not a cause for alarm . AP NEWS

What is a COVID-19 vaccine “breakthrough” case?