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As India’s Lethal Covid Wave Neared, Politics Overrode Science

The country’s top science agency tailored its findings to fit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s optimistic narrative despite a looming crisis, researchers say.

In a new review, some F.D.A. scientists and others say boosters aren’t needed for the general population.

The benefits of a third shot for most people are small and are far outweighed by the benefits of using those doses for initial vaccinations, the scientists say.

The surgeon general insists the government ‘has the legal authority’ to enforce Biden’s vaccine mandates.

Dr. Viveck Murthy acknowledged the unhappiness the coronavirus had engendered, but added: “What we cannot allow is for this pandemic to turn us on each other. Our enemy is the virus. It is not one another.”

G.O.P. Seethes at Biden Mandate, Even in States Requiring Other Vaccines

Resistance to vaccine mandates, once a fringe position, has entered the Republican mainstream. But the governors fighting President Biden’s Covid-19 requirements impose mandates of their own.

Biden’s Vaccine Push Aligns Him With a Fed-Up, Vaccinated Majority

As the president took forceful new steps to pressure Americans to get inoculated, he argued that they were urgently needed health measures. In his allies’ view, they were also good politics.

The F.D.A. again warns parents not to get children under 12 vaccinated yet.

Pediatric clinical trials, which will help determine the right vaccine dose for children under 12, are still underway, the agency said.

Will vaccine mandates slow the pandemic? Yes, scientists say — but not immediately.

Some experts cautioned that the results from President Biden’s aggressive plan would take many weeks to unfold.

Biden’s Speech on Vaccine Mandates and the Delta Variant: Full Transcript

“My message to unvaccinated Americans is this: What more is there to wait for?” President Biden said on Thursday. “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin.”