J&J vaccine may be less effective against delta variant; Vegas employees required to wear mask indoors: COVID-19 updates - USA TODAY

Dr. Brytney Cobia, a hospitalist at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, wrote in a recent Facebook post she is treating a lot of young, otherwise healthy people for serious coronavirus infections.

In her post, Cobia wrote that, when the patient dies, she hugs their family members and urges them to get vaccinated.

But they can't," Cobia wrote.

â–ºPublic health researchers called the rise in cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,” and the state’s top health official warned he expects significant outbreaks in schools.

â–ºA White House official and an aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tested positive for the coronavirus after attending an event together, a White House official confirmed.

📘What we're reading: Amid fears over COVID cases in Congress, the White House and public health experts urge vaccinations