covid 19 pandemic in the united states
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U.S. to Open Borders With Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Visitors in November
The U.S. will open its land borders to nonessential travel from Canada and Mexico in November, according to a new announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But there’s one catch: Only people who are fully vaccinated against covid-19 will be allowed into the U.S.
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Anti-Vaccine Cartoonist Ben Garrison Says He’s Got Covid-19, Won’t Go to Hospital
Ben Garrison, a right-wing cartoonist known for his opposition to vaccines and his extremely flattering drawings of former President Donald Trump, told Gizmodo late Sunday that he contracted covid-19 and has been sick for about two weeks. But allegedly getting covid hasn’t changed Garrison’s mind about modern medical science.
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50 Countries With the Best Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in the World
Countries around the world are racing to get their populations vaccinated, with 30% of the globe now protected against serious disease and death from covid-19. But some countries are doing better than others since Gizmodo last checked back in July.
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Texas Governor Bans Mask Mandates as U.S. Republicans Embrace Death and Disease
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday night that bans local U.S. mask mandates used to fight the covid-19 pandemic, which has gotten worse in recent days thanks to the highly infectious delta variant of the virus. The executive order comes after Republicans in U.S. Congress staged a protest Thursday against mask mandates…