Military Jab Mandate a 'Tough Call'; Big Brother Vaccine? Long Road to Herd Immunity
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by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today April 30, 2021

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"Tough call," said President Biden, discussing whether members of the military should be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination. (U.S. News & World Report)

With daily new infections closing in on 400,000, a number of states in India ran out of COVID shots the day before a national vaccination drive. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, a surging death toll threatens to undo progress against the pandemic in South America. (New York Times)

As of about 8 a.m. ET, the unofficial COVID-19 toll in the U.S. included 32,289,907 cases and 575,197 deaths, representing 59,098 new cases and 867 deaths since the same time Thursday.

Bali may deport two people (one reportedly from the U.S.) over a YouTube prank depicting them flaunting local face mask laws. (CNN)-- excerpt, rest at link above --