Your COVID-19 update for July 2, 2021

Officials in Britain said nearly 28,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last week, a 72% increase compared with the previous week, according to Reuters.

	The Latest on COVID-19 Updated on July 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PDT Officials in Britain said nearly 28,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last week, a 72% increase compared with the previous week, according to Reuters. Researchers have found that pets may develop COVID-19 if their owners are sick. The study, from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, is being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases next weekend. New research from an ongoing University of Arizona Health Sciences study finds that in rare breakthrough COVID-19 cases, vaccines still provide protection. Researchers found that vaccinated study participants tended to have milder symptoms, a shorter infection time, and less viral material in the body than unvaccinated participants who developed COVID-19. Read the full update FDA Panel Member Tells Healthline Why He Resigned Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval Dr. Aaron S. Kesselheim resigned in mid-June from an advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration after the approval of a new Alzheimer's drug. Read on Why Is the FDA Warning About Nitrite Poppers? READ ON The Price We Paid: How Reopenings Last Year Affected COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths READ ON People on High-Deductible Plan More Likely to Avoid ER, Even If They Have Chest Pain READ ON Got the Hiccups? This L-Shaped Straw Device May Be the Cure You Need READ ON More Top Reads Follow Us View in browser Did a friend send you this email? Subscribe here. To see all newsletters, click here. Privacy Policy|Unsubscribe © 2021 Healthline Media 660 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107