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CDC study: COVID vaccination during pregnancy protects infants — Many Americans knowingly disagree with scientists about COVID vaccines.

Health: Health workers weigh their options — Unlocking the mystery of the "never COVID" cohort.
Vaccines: CDC study: COVID vaccination during pregnancy protects infants — Many Americans knowingly disagree with scientists about COVID vaccines.
Politics: CDC lowers pandemic travel warning for cruise ships — Biden administration requests $30 billion for COVID response — GOP calls for Capitol to reopen
Business: Coachella to return with no pandemic restrictions — Major American banks lift mask mandates in U.S. offices.
World: Hong Kong "overwhelmed" by COVID surge.

Cases:

Global: Total confirmed cases as of 12:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday: 416,408,910 — Total deaths: 5,842,248 — Total vaccine doses administered: 10,257,109,696 — Map
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 12:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday: 78,073,202— Total deaths: 923,977 — Map
What should I do? Axios asked the experts:

When you can be around others after contracting the coronavirus
Traveling, asthma, dishes, disinfectants and being contagious
Masks, lending books and self-isolating
Exercise, laundry, what counts as soap
Pets, moving and personal health
Answers about the virus from Axios experts
What to know about social distancing
How to minimize your risk
Other resources:

What to do if you get it
The right mask to wear
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Editor's note: They stopped reporting U.S. COVID-19 recoveries on its dashboard on Dec. 15, citing a Coronavirus Tracking Project post that explained the national data is incomplete since several states do not keep records of recovered patients. It stopped reporting global recoveries and began reporting doses administered in May.