Jesse Jackson, wife hospitalized with COVID-19
The civil rights pioneer was vaccinated in January.
The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.
More than 628,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Just 59.9% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Proof of vaccination required to attend CES 2022
The massive annual technology conference CES, taking place in Las Vegas in January 2022, will require proof of vaccination, the Consumer Technology Association said Tuesday.
"For those who may be unable to travel to Las Vegas, CTA will again create a digital event that will run in parallel with the in-person program," CTA said.
Biden administration ships 1st of 500 million vaccine doses to Rwanda
The Biden administration on Tuesday will ship the first 188,370 doses of a 500 million dose commitment of the Pfizer vaccine to Rwanda, according to a senior administration official. The 500 million dose pledge was announced at the G7 summit in June and the contract the U.S. negotiated with Pfizer identified late August as the goal for initial shipments.
The U.S. is also sending 300,000 additional U.S. surplus doses to Rwanda Tuesday, making this first total shipment 488,370. All the doses will be distributed through Covax, the World Health Organization's vaccine-sharing initiative.
-ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky
Chicago Marathon will require vaccination or negative COVID test
The 35,000 runners at this year's Chicago Marathon must provide proof of vaccination or a negative test administered within 72 hours.
The marathon is set to take place Sunday, Oct. 10.
-ABC News' Joshua Hoyos
US reports over 200,000 new cases in a day for 3rd time this month
There were 209,988 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the United States on Monday, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University, although that data likely includes a backlog from the weekend.
This is the third time this month that the U.S. has reported more than 200,000 newly confirmed infections in a single day.
Many states are no longer reporting COVID-19 data daily. Single-day case totals, particularly early on in the week, may be skewed as a result of a backlog release of data.
Mississippi's only pediatric hospital sees record COVID-19 patients
Children's of Mississippi, the state's only pediatric hospital, reported a record number of patients Thursday.
There are 28 children, all unvaccinated, with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, the highest since the start of the pandemic, the hospital said on Facebook. Among those, eight children are in the intensive care unit, including five not yet old enough to receive the vaccine, the hospital said.
"The best way to protect ALL of Mississippi's kids from COVID-19 is for everyone age 12 and up to get vaccinated," said the hospital, which is part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
Nearly 43% of Mississippi residents ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data, one of the lowest rates in the country.