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The continued spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 could pose a serious risk to the U.S., particularly the unvaccinated population, experts say. Currently, the variant accounts for 1 in 4 cases in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But that number could keep rising if vaccination rates don’t start picking up quickly enough. Among those ages 18 and up in the U.S., 57.4% are fully vaccinated, while 66.5% has received at least one… Source link

Google may have saved one billion dollars due to the pandemic (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images During the pandemic, Google, along with most other large corporations, told their employees to work from home. An unintended consequence of this remote work trend was the big savings realized by both companies and workers. Bloomberg reported that Google, according to regulatory filings, saved about $268 million in expenses in the first quarter of 2021…. Source link

Covid-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence. The viral disease – which has swept the globe, claiming nearly 2.2 million lives – can cause increased sperm cell death, inflammation and so-called oxidative stress, researchers reported Friday in the journal Reproduction. “These findings provide the first direct experimental evidence that the male reproductive system could be targeted and damaged by Covid-19,” the… Source link