June 18 News

June 18 News

1. COVID Vaccinations

   • Biden talks about progress with Covid 19
     • Biden says 300 a million shots were administered in 150 days in the US.
     • July 4th
       • Talks of opening country on July 4th
       • White House has celebration plans
       • Biden says that to enjoy and celebrate the holiday with others, you should get vaccinated
   • Delta variant
     • Spreading through primary schools
     • Spreading through waste water
       • Samples of the new variant were found in waste water in Brookfield, MO.
     • Also called India Variant
     • Dr. Rochell Walensky talks of how delta variant might become the dominant Covid-19 variant
       • Spreading faster than any other variant, especially among the un-vaccinated
   • Kamala Harris visits Atlanta
     • Addressed hesitancy and distrust when it comes to the vaccine
     • Overall she was trying to convice people to get vaccinated
   • Teen Vacinations
     • Biden Administration launching an effort to get teens vaccinated
       • So far only 15% of teens in D.C. have been vaccinated and only 5% of black teenagers have gotten the vaccine
       • There are efforts in trying to get teens to take the vaccine by having social media influencers encourage them
     • Heart issues
       • CDC reports the heart issues as a very rare side effect in younger people as a result of the vaccine
       • Heart issues may have also been caused by getting Covid-19 before.

2. Juneteenth

   • The story of the emancipation can be told through food
     • Food is a way to preserve black history since it's an easier way to talk about things that might be difficult to talk about through speech, everyone eats food so its a way to bring awareness to these sort of things

3. Politics

   • Arizona Elections
     • Auditors are reviewing ballots and making sure they are authentic
   • Iranian Elections
     • Ebrahim Raisi predicted to win Iranian Elections
       • Almost all the candidates pulled out in support of Raisi
         • Only Abdolnaser Hemmati remains in the presidential race against Raisi

4. Infastructure

   • Sixth Street Bridge being rebuilt in Los Angeles
     • Costs more than half a billion dollars
     • Bridge will connect the upscale arts district in Los Angeles to working class neighborhood called Boyle Heights
     • The building of the bridge along with the other developments occurring in Boyle Heights is making the area more expensive and unaffordable for a lot of people

5. Water

   • Water is becoming undriknable in some areas.
     • Not enough money to solve this problem.
   • DIGDEEP
     • A non-profit organization dedicated to domesic water infastructure
   • Increasing number of cyber attacks on America's water infastructure
     • Cyberattacks happened by simply accesing credntials to get into system and use controls

6. Travel

   • The EU has recommended European countries to lift travel restrictions.
     • One condition of entry being used is a negative Covid-19 test.