Coronavirus vaccine and Delta variant updates for 7-30-2021

<p>This is Vaccine 411, the latest coronavirus vaccine information for July 30th, 2021.</p><p><br></p><p>This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info and new hotspots… Just the facts… for July 30th, 2021.</p><p><br></p><p>The EU has passed the U.S. in Covid-19 vaccinations. Inoculations in the 27 member countries are at a sustained pace while America’s effort has stalled. The EU has boosted its figure by 9 percentage points just in the past month.</p><p><br></p><p>As expected, the US administration announced a number of new steps to increase vaccinations. These include requiring all federal employees and onsite contractors to be vaccinated or face strict protocols, expanding paid leave to get vaccinated, and urging states to give $100 to people who get vaccinated. They also want school districts nationwide to host at least one pop-up vaccination clinic to get more kids 12 and older vaccinated.</p><p><br></p><p>Israel will be the first to start offering a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine to people over 60. The President will be the first to get the booster today. The health ministry has twice reported a drop in the vaccine's efficacy against infection and a slight decrease in its protection against severe disease. Pfizer says it could apply for U.S. emergency authorization for booster shots as early as August.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>One of the last holdout countries will start accepting the vaccines into its country. Burundi’s government will allow them but will not take responsibility for any side effects they might cause. This was announced the same day neighboring Tanzania launched its vaccination campaign, retreating from its former President’s denial of the pandemic. This leaves Eritrea, one of the world’s most closed-off nations, as the only African country that has not accepted the vaccines.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The smiles at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California will once again be hidden behind masks. The parks have gone back to requiring all guests to wear face masks indoors as