India begins easing pandemic restrictions in some former hot spots - June 7, 2021

Stock futures wavered Monday following a near-record close last week. The U.S. economic recovery is expected to pivot into its final stages this month amid rapid changes over the summer as unemployment benefits end and local jurisdictions shed their final pandemic restrictions. A Lifeline For The Unemployed Is About To End In Half Of U.S. Here's What's At Stake - NPR Employers, Don't Fear The 'Great Resignation'—It's Already Here - Forbes Schools are expanding summer programs as more students than ever before are likely to attend summer school to make up for educational disruptions during the pandemic. Businesses are counting on teen workers to fill service jobs as summer entertainment hot spots emerge from lockdowns, even as coronavirus hopitalizations among teenagers spike. CDC director urges parents to vaccinate teens, pointing to increase in severe cases - The Washington Post Pandemic or Not, Proms Are Back - The New York Times  @catherine_lucey: The 2021 prom season has shown that American high school rites of passage are durable, flexible, pandemic-proof. Teenage traditions, like teenagers themselves, have a resilience. Falling vaccination rates threaten President Joe Biden's goal of at least 70% of U.S. adults receiving a dose by July 4. The South could see a surge in coronavirus cases over the summer as vaccination rates lag in 15 states. The U.S. surpassed 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered Sunday. In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19 - CNN Covid deaths ravaged this Native American tribe. Now, 98% of eligible citizens are vaccinated. - NBC News  @WHCOS: COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations are down dramatically due to the rapid vaccine rollout these past four months. Thirteen states are ALREADY over 70% with one shot; many others are getting close. But some states lag behind. Major Indian states are easing lockdown restrictions as coronavirus cases fall in the country following a second wave that ravaged health systems.