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How did the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly gain credence? (Washington Post)
Former President Trump weighed in on the origins of SARS-CoV-2: “Now everybody is agreeing that I was right.” (The Hill)
As of Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial COVID-19 toll in the U.S. was 33,166,902 cases and 590,994 deaths, increases of 22,724 and 297, respectively, since this time a day ago.
Malaysia set a new COVID case record this week with the third worst outbreak in the region, following Indonesia and the Philippines. (Newsweek)
Protesters in Massachusetts called for children to be able to attend school mask-free: “Why are they being made to wear what is essentially a ‘scarlet letter’ on their face for a virus that will not severely affect them?” (WCVB-5)
Half of all U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration said. (NPR)
Vaccine hesitancy dropped especially among Hispanic and Black survey participants in the Understanding America Study from October 2020 to March 2021. (JAMA)
Popular French and German YouTubers and bloggers were offered money by an agency with possible Russian ties to falsely claim the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was responsible for hundreds of deaths. (The Guardian)
British model Stephanie Dubois, age 39, died following a thrombotic episode after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Cyprus. (Newsweek)
The FDA said it may decline to process new emergency use authorization requests for COVID-19 vaccines for the rest of the pandemic if discussions with the company have not already started.
United Airlines is offering vaccinated customers a chance to win free travel to get more Americans immunized against COVID-19. (CBS News)
Colorado will give away $5 million in cash prizes to boost the state’s waning vaccination rate. (Denver Post)
Is it OK to ask health workers if they’re vaccinated? (New York Times)
William Shakespeare, the first man to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, died of an unrelated illness. (BBC News)
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Last Updated May 26, 2021