The holiday shopping season could be marred by out-of-stock goods and shipping delays as the floods in Europe and China hit already strained supply chains.
In response to climbing coronavirus case totals and hospitalizations, Louisiana became the second state in the nation to revive its mask mandate on Monday.
McDonald's, Target and Kohl's will begin requiring masks for store employees in high-risk areas
in the United States as determined by the latest CDC rankings.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mandated vaccines for state transportation workers, giving them the option to get vaccinated or face weekly coronavirus testing.
Equinox Group said its gym members, SoulCycle riders and staff will be required to show proof of vaccination to enter its facilities beginning next month.
Reese Witherspoon's company "Hello Sunshine" will be sold to a Blackstone-backed media company headed by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
"My guess is sometime by September or October we will be giving booster shots to older individuals and certainly immunocompromised," Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.