The Latest on COVID-19

• Global deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic have reached approximately 5 million people in a little less than 2 years, according to the most recent data from Johns Hopkins University.
• White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Sunday that she’s been diagnosed with COVID-19, reported CBS News. Psaki is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and confirmed that she’s experiencing a mild case of the disease.
• Doctors and public health officials are united in assuring parents that COVID-19 can’t affect their child’s future fertility. According to a new survey by KFF, some parents are concerned that COVID-19 vaccination could potentially affect children’s future fertility. "Unfounded claims linking COVID-19 vaccines to infertility have been scientifically disproven," the American Academy of Pediatrics confirmed in a statement.