Biden predicts ‘infrastructure decade’ as Senate passes bipartisan bill – as it happened
by Maanvi Singh (now) and Joan E Greve (earlier) from on (#5N597)
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As Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due to spread of the Delta variant, experts are urging the federal government to fast-track vaccine approval for those under the age of 12.
New data analysis from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) indicated that children accounted for 15% of new cases reported last week, with a total of almost 94,000 cases. There was a 4% increase in child cases over the past two weeks, the AAP found.
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