jack: las vegas came back to life casinos are open set to resume how is the pandemic changed in sin city roll the dice on the gambling capital of the world, cover story and barron, our colleague got the assignment to travel to sin city, what did he find. >> i can't think of many places of the pandemic it harder than las vegas nothing was a bigger slap in the face than las vegas and fans to abandonment tours conventions are the life love of the city and covid knocked out both this is travel dormant in sports gabler's were getting their fix online draftkings, the good news vegas is making a comeback, bruno mars have announced new shows and even the cabbies are optimistic, tables once completely empty are only half-empty and we conservatively busy, mgm is seeing strong bookings and interest rates are starting to rise, even the buffet making a comeback. nothing will ever make me a denver broncos fans and the roots of the las vegas raiders but it's not hard to think of the city as an underdog. jack: i'm a jets fan but i've got to say the jet start is pretty cool the new stadium in las vegas i

. >>> the neon lights are glowing bright again in sin city as las vegas welcomes back visitors with noandemic restrictions in sight. the city is betting big on reopening to help bring back jobs and revenue. but as cnn's reporter reports, that could be a risky gamble. >> in downtown las vegas, a countdown to mark sin city's come back. >> it is officially open right now! >> pandemic restrictions are now a thing of the past. >> maskl tourists celebrating. >> it feels good to be back free. hopefully everybody goes and gets vaccinated. we'll be back out here. for the first time in over a year, the visitors rocked out to live music. the plexiglas dividers meant to keep gamblers safe during the pandemic are coming down. in most places, fully vaccinated visitors can ditch the masks and scratch social distancing. not everyone will play by the rules. >> the challenge is to get people to wear masks if they have not been vaccinated. it's on the honor system. we have a lot of people coming to town that are on the first vacation in a year and a half. >> reporter: but for a city so reliant on tourism

sin city shut down early in the pandemic, but now, with most covid rules lifted, tourists are flockingack. >> i think it's going to be pretty crazy coming un. it's going to be a lot of traffic. >> a recent study found nearly a quarter of all americans now rank las vegas at the top of their vacation destination list. vegas is hoping for big business this fourth of july. miley cyrus is set to perform at resorts world, and the concert will be shown on the casino's l.e.d. screen, for the entire strip to see. mona, andrew? >> definitely got to check that out. >>> coming up, the rollercoaster to end all rollercoasters. take a look. would you ride this? >> it can't be too bad, right? well, but first, reality tv's own summer time thrill ride, from sexy beast to paying for chastity, that's next. you're watching "world news now." you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have one hundred thousand dollars o

sin city was blowout city. alex martinez makes it 2-0, golden knights on a one timer in the second period. they beat the canadiens 4-1 and are three wins away from their second stanley cup finals appearance in just their fourth season. the nets back in action today, they will face the box without kyrie irving and james harden. andrea nakano, kpix 5 sports. >>> next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a dire water situation for a sonoma county town. the new limit for residents as california's drought worsens. >>> welcome back to life, before the pandemic or pretty close to it, i have that story, just ahead. if therere was a bututton that d hehelp you usese less enerer, breathe clcleaner air,r, and even take on climate change... would you press it? >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the light at the end of a 15 month long tunnel, california is reopening today. we are live with the sweet excitement building now on the peninsula

there is a new surge in the covid cases or a new variant could put the brakes on sin city's comeback.kafanov, cnn. >>> and tomorrow night we have a new season of kamal bell's "united shades of america." >> let's talk race. >> race is a construct, and people say race is a social construct, and we like to speak as if race doesn't matter. but when i think about race, i think of race in a way that society has characterized people really for the purpose of instituting power and to protect privilege. >> reporter: scholar, activist, author, her book "one drop" shifting the lenses on race challenged the narrow perceptions of blackness and the diversity of what it means to be black in america. this is not our first time talking on tv. >> in a lot of ways that we talk about race, we conflate race with skin color, wand we think that blackness is about people who look black and whiteness is about people who are white, but it is not how it is defined in the origin. it just takes practice. give it a shot. [ grunts, exhales deeply ] -did you hear that? -yeah. it's a constant battle. we're gonna open

portland expected to reach 115 degrees with temperatures in sin city expected to hike up to 107. just two of many places seeing that extreme heat. >> that's keeping local utilities paying close attention. as of now state energy leaders say they don't expect to issue a flex alert, despite some of those extreme temperatures. cal iso and the state's grid operator say that it expects that there will be enough energy to keep up with the demand across california. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall to talk about any possible things we have in store for us. >> it looks like the heat that we'll see in the bay area will not be as extreme as what we're seeing across the region. definitely not the kind of heat we had around memorial day but we're looking at temperatures in some spots reaching into the 90s this afternoon, while we will get enough of an ocean breeze to keep much of the bay area cool with some 60s and 70s and then as you head down to the south bay we do have those 80s in the forecast. but then as we look across the region we know that we've seen some extremely hot temperatu

tonight seeing the good in sin city, a town betting big to win big. miguel almaguer, nbc news, las vegas. >>> and up next for us tonight, heading to tokyo and inspiring america with the sensational six. >>> finally, it doesn't get much more inspiring than the women representing team usa in gymnastics hoda kotb sat down with the sensational six. >> these are the six women who flipped, twisted, and soared their way on to team usa. raise your hand if you're freaking out. led by, who else, simone biles how is this one different for you? >> i feel like going into rio i was kind of a kid. but now i'm an adult i know who i am and i know what my gymnastics brings. so it's just different. >> her teammates all first-time olympians mykayla skinner was an alternate in rio. >> i'm freaking out inside, yes. so crazy i've been waiting for this moment forever. >> jordan chiles was named for one great, michael jordan, and trains every day with another, simone. >> having her by my side 24/7 and giving me encouraging words every day definitely helped very happy to have

a new resort is opening in sin city. we'll show you all the >> all right. ready to party.ys long are we all first new property in more than a decade on the vegas strip is opening tomorrow night well today we are actually getting a first look inside that resort resorts world is what it's called bianca holmen is in vegas with a preview for us. >> it's been a long time in the works here. it's been a tough year on everybody. and we're really excited that it's things are getting better. we're excited about tomorrow night resorts world is where the former stardust once stood as the world's largest hotel in 1958. this new property has more than 3,000 rooms and suites. it's actually 3 brands and one hilton conrad and gary stephan from hilton brand says there's something for everyone. but every one of the hotels will have its own independent identity, which is really critical when you're putting a collection brand together because you don't want to standardize those. every one of them should have its own identity. >> but you know, you're booking that ultra luxury experience and it'

ice on the rink newlyweds decked out in their bridal gear celebrated at a golden knights game in sin city montreal canadiens 4-1 in the third round playoff series >> only in vegas taking a selfie too. >>> the crumbling state of our infrastructure as you may have seen for yourself. the problems are just about everywhere here's tom costello. >> they're the most glaring examples of under funded structure. kelly navaro blew two tires in texas. >> we shouldn't have to drive on highways like this, roads or anything it's ridiculous. >> reporter: it's widespread civil engineers give an overall grade of c much lower to dams, mass transit, water systems and yes, roads and bridges. it's up to individual states to prioritize which bridges to fix when here in rhode island, 16 to 20% of the bridges are structurally deficient. this one is held up by wooden cribbing because the concrete above is crumbling, the rebar is rusting. this state gets a d minus. rhode island has embarked on a massive repair list which makes the federal infrastructure money critical. >> the longer you wait to do it, the less safe

sin city shut down early in the pandemic, but now with most covid rules lifted, tourists are flockingazy coming up. it's going to be a lot of traffic. >> reporter: a recent study found nearly a quarter of all americans now rank las vegas at the top of their vacation destination list. vegas is hoping for big business this fourth of july. miley cyrus is set to perform at resorts world and the concert will be shown on the l.e.d. screen for the entire strip to see. mona, andrew. >> andrea, thank you. >>> and in sports atlanta hawks star trae young scored 48 points as the hawks scored an upset win over the bucks, 116-113, on the road nonetheless, in game one of their playoff series. >>> and in hockey, new york fans threw beer cans onto the ice after the islanders beat the lightning, 3-2 in overtime to extend their series to a game seven. >>> and coming up, the bar accepting monopoly money as cash. >> hmm. >>> also ahead, jerry seinfeld's obsession with pop-tarts now coming to the small screen. with ww, i said goodbye 78 pounds. goodbye 52 pounds. goodbye 66 pounds. goodbye 37 pounds. goodb

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. >> yes, sin city at midnight last night. the city celebrated the full lifting of covid-19 restrictions on downtown's fremont street all mask and social distancing rules. forget it. a live music. you can hear that on the famed walkway for the first time in over a year, any business in vegas can still opt to require masks if they choose, but almost all are expected ditch the restrictions. that wraps up kron 4 news at 9. it sure does. prime time coverage, though, continues coming up at the top of the hour. catherine heenan. >> and ken wayne are here with the news at 10 thank you very much. you vicki and here's what working on for 10 o'clock. a vta rail yard shooting victim is being called a hero tonight by his brother. >> how adrian bodies along with other victims prevented even more deaths in last week's shooting and we're going to walk you through the body camera video that was released today showing what the officers encountered when they first arrived at the scene of that mass shooting. those stories and more coming up on 4

but there is a dark side to sin city. and sadly, the beautiful cocktail waitress became its victim. and in cases like this one, the husband is often a suspect, but the crime scene was telling investigators something else. and they got a hot tip. but like so many things in vegas, nothing was as it seems. here is keith morrison with "under a full moon". >> he was finished now. tired, run out. she must have been, she walked away from the incessantly tripping machinery, and the weary eyes of the gamblers on holiday from real life, who called out for her again, and again and again. outside of the night, a full moon bathed the gray houses legit delighted insulin in and unaccustomed shade of pale. it was september 29th, 2012. at precisely 3:00 in the morning, the backroom of the palms casino, a cocktail waitress named shauna tiaffay inserted her time kurd and set out to break a rule. shauna had partner car in the back what, a practice discouraged because surveillance cameras were unable to track her all the way to her car. still, easier this way. and after all, would a stop or really be wa

antitrust sentiment not doing much to hurt a big tech name it just joined apple in the $2 billion club sin city rebound $4 billion rebound top trending story june 23rd. this is "worldwide exchange. >>> good morning good afternoon or good evening welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching. i'm brian sullivan thanks once again for joining us here's the question. will it be three in a row for the markets and maybe your money after last week's scare which i tweeted out i thought may have been caused by quadruple witching on friday as well as all of the fed talk. they're higher dow up, nasdaq basically flat and slightly in the green. still they are higher. the s&p 500 continues to power higher it is now up 7% this quarter if you're not paying attention, the xle paying attention all the way back to the creation of 44%. wow. big tech also a big part of this google, microsoft, adobe, they're all sitting at record highs. we'll get much more on those moves in a minute. one name not getting a lot of love this year is apple. obviously for years high flying, now basically up 1%. flat year to dat

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the tories could be seen enjoying all the sites of sin city last night. >> feels good the first timee. >> seeing 5 masks the whole so, you know, it's been pretty normal just exciting to be here. excited to be vacation and. >> start and head back towards that that that normal that we're used to. >> after monday night's opening celebration casinos around town started taking down the plexiglass dividers and kept patron separated at the and other gambling stations according to a study at in the medical journal jama network open removing precautions against the coronavirus could still lead to an increase in virus spread. even if the majority of the population is vaccinated. oakland a's president dave campbell apologizing for the food that one of the team's minor league organizations got for a postgame meal. if you could call it food. >> food. tactically in advocacy. group tweeted out pictures of the postgame meals and. we will the organization, the tweeted these out advocates for minor leaguers for fair pay. better working conditions. so this is right up their alley. they say players in t

seeing the good in sin city, a town betting big to win big. >> our thanks to miguel almaguer to that>> president biden has written an op-ed for ra yahoo news, americans can be proud of the infrastructure deal. neither democrats or republicans guilty to everything they wanted in this agreement. but that's what it means to compromise and reach consensus. there is plenty of work ahead to finish the job and there will be disagreements to resolve and more compromise to be forged but this is a deal the american people can be proud of. joining us now, director of policy studies, lanhee chen. >> great to be in studio. >> i know. i'm not over the novelty of this. >> yeah. >> it's great to have you. thank you for being us so early as well. let's talk about the infrastructure deal. i know you have been a close adviser for many years to senator mitt romney who is a key part of this. what did you think of how president biden handled the rollout of this and are you confident that the group can stay united going forward considering what happens? >> the rollout wasn't good. to have the package negot

. >>> big crowds >>> big crowds returning to sin city, after a historic shutdown.cing a massive rebound in tourism according to the new data, about 2.6 million people travelled to vegas in april, more than 70% of pre-pandemic levels, and now a brand spanking new casino is set to draw in a new wave of tourists it's called resorts world, the first new major caseenino to op in more than a decade. it has a 5,000-seat theater with celine dion and luke perry headlining how does it look >> reporter: it is beautiful here, shep, but visitor hostage a gamble on las vegas this year will also have the opportunity to check out a resort with all kinds of new tech bells and whistles for instance, you never need to hit the cash machine if you come to resorts like this you can have the app on your phone and use it to pay for anything can you go to the spa, the drinks, slot machines. you can even play my favorite game here. go to the roulette table and pay without ever touching a dirty dollar >> i'm sure there are a lot of people that would probably enjoy the option >> reporter: cas

plus bar rescue star john tap for joins us on the reopening of sin city and the hiring crunch for restaurantsat's tonight on the dobbs report. now here's marty hughes with a look at what's on tonight. news nation prime. thanks, joe. tonight on prime a 6 year-old killed in a road rage shooting. i hope that justice is served for 8 in the new information and his accused killers arrested after a manhunt lasting several weeks. we'll have the latest. >> plus, cruises are setting sail again in florida. but will the industry stay afloat after shutting down for more than a year. and what you need to know if you're planning a summer getaway. that and more tonight on news nation. prime. >> you can find newsnation on the channels listed here on your screen. more details are also available on our website. kron 4 dot com. we do want to get you one more check of your weather forecast with dave. you know, after that cruise story, i got ocean i'm kind of working at other, you onshore winds. we have going on all this evening. we'll again tomorrow. they're somewhat typical in the afternoon hours anyway. but thi

you know what, just in time for summer travel a multibillion dollar resort opens tomorrow in sin city. resorts world las vegas is a new mega casino on the street. it has 40 restaurants and bars, seven swimming pools, a night club, a shopping mall even. the $4.3 billion venue also hosts three hotels under its roof, for a total of 3500 rooms. celine dion and katy perry will begin residency later this year and miley cyrus performing on july 4th. >>> maybe you want to take a date, tinder is trying to make sure you know more about your next match. the dating app is adding video and a host of new features similar to tiktok or instagram reels. a new explore section allows users to navigate by interest, activity as well as content type. tinder says the features give members new way to discover the right person. >>> 5:19. trending for you for all you wine enthusiasts out there, if you like to drink wine, this is your chance to make a career out of it. >> the murphy good winery made international headlines offering a job where you can pursue your passion in the wine business industry. the winer

even sin city is lighting back up. vegas, baby. it was all thanks to donnie "build the wahlbergs" unprecedented covid contributions. like making sure everyone stayed safe inside their homes. >> get in your home now, let's go! >> protecting the white house with corona-proof barricades. and showing us it's safe to once again worship. him. >> in that moment, holding the bible up is a very important symbol. like churchill, we saw him inspecting the bombing damage, it sent a powerful message of leadership. >> yes, and all winston churchill's fried chicken had to do was wish away some rabble-rousers. [ explosions ] auepreste wer ar aul photo op. >> the protesters were peaceful, no tear gas was used, it was a photo op. >> that settles that but one demands answers. >> why didn't you go to st. john's yesterday, what was the message you wanted to send? >> religious leaders loved it. >> true, just ask any religious leader. >> the bible is not a prop. >> it makes a mockery of christianity. >> an act that mocked god. >> you just don't do that,

the $4.3 billion resorts world las vegas is the most expensive developed ever in sin city.ou're talking about soldout flights, pilot shortageses, inadequate airport staff -- actioner right? -- not even -- tsa, right in is the travel sector way behind in handling this post-pandemic boom? let's bring in trip adviser ceo steve copper. steve, just talking to my brother, he said, liz, there are no rental cars anywhere in new york city. we're going there, we can't find one. this is ridiculous. you know, if you can get a seat on the plane too. what does this tell you about the post-pandemic travel boom? >> it tells me it was very hard to predict when exactly travel would resume and how quickly. so as much as we all see the challenges in getting that plane, getting that rental car, you have to appreciate these companies are actually doing a heroic job restaffing as quickly as they can to meet what's, frankly, an unprecedented jump in demand literally month over month over month since most americans have been vaccinated. if you've been vaccinated, you're so much more likely to take

. >>> sin city is also back in business. casinos are taking down the plexiglass and entertainment venues are throwing their doors open for full occupancy events, but with so many folks continuing to refuse to get the vaccine and so many of these events indoors with poor ventilation, this is a high-priced gamble as cnn's lucy kafanov reports. >> reporter: in downtown las vegas, a countdown to mark skin city's comeback. >> and it's officially open right now. >> reporter: as of 12:0 is today pandemic restrictions now a thing of the past. maskless tourists celebrating. >> you just have to see it in order to believe it. >> it feels good though to be back free. hopefully everybody goes and gets vaccinated and be back out here. ♪ >> reporter: for the first time in over a year, visitors rocked out to live music. ♪ >> reporter: casinos, restaurants and hotels back to full capacity. those plexiglass dividers meant to keep gamblers safe during the pandemic, officially coming down. in most places fully vaccinated visitors can now ditch

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portland is expected to reach 115 degrees with temperatures in sin city expected to hike up to 107, two of the many extreme places we're seeing really big heat. >> and that is keeping local utilities paying close attention as of now, state energy leaders do not expect to issue a flex alert, despite the extreme temperatures. cal iso says the grid operator expects that there will be enough energy to keep up with that demand. now we want to bring in meteorologist kari hall to talk about any possible relief we have in sight, kari. >> we will see the temperatures backing off as we go through the week but part of the reasons we've seen the really historic heat wave is because of a high pressure centered over the pacific northwest and with climate change the extreme events may become more common in spots that aren't used to dealing with this kind of heat. 115 degrees today in portland, 109, 110 actually for a high in seattle, and we'll reach up to 109 in phoenix today. hotter in portland than phoenix. it's really crazy to say, laura. >> very much so. thanks so much. >>> 6:01. as of this mornin

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. >>> big crowds returning to sin city after a historic shutdown las vegas is now experiencing a massiveaccording to the new data about 2.6 million people travel to vegas in april that's more than 70% of prepandemic levels and now a brand spanking new casino is set to draw in a new wave of tourists it's called resorts world. the first new major casino resort to open on the vegas strip in more than a decade. it features more than 3,000 hotel rooms and a 5,000-seat theater with celine dion, carrie underwood, katy perry and luke bryan headlining contessa brewer is there on the eve of grand opening how does it look >> reporter: it is beautiful here, shep but visitors who take a gamble on las vegas this year will also have the opportunity to check out a resort with all kinds of new tech bells and whistles, for instance, you never need to hit the cash machine if you come to resorts world. watch this you can have the app on your phone and then you can use it to pay for anything you can go to the spa, the drinks, the slot machines, you can even play my favorite game here, go to the roulette tabl

after more than a year of pandemic shut downs and restrictions sin city is back.y vaccinated people can scrap their masks and ditch social distancing in most places. casinos, restaurants and hotels could now operate at full capacity. large gatherings and dance clubs are also back and restriction-free and next week the city will host it's first major in-person trade show since the pandemic began. >> reporter: i'm alexandra field. with vaccination numbers still climbing across the country more states are doing more to roll back some of their covid-related restrictions. the state of michigan taking its next step forward. they are lifting the limits on outdoor social gatherings and increasing the capacity for gatherings inside to 50%. >> reporter: i'm martin savidge in atlanta. feeling lucky? how about feeling lucky and healthy? arkansas is joining a growing list of states offering incentives to people to encourage them to get the coronavirus vaccine. starting today those vaccinated may 25th or later can receive a $20 scratch off ticket that has a potential million do

circus soleil is going to start live unrestricted performances in sin city on july 1st, but it's notbig performances that are returning casino tables are filled arenas are packed and niche business conventions are brimming with why i tourists. was certainly concerned, and i think everybody in our industry was, you know, we didn't know how people would react. people would feel comfortable going out again sitting next to other people if they feel comfortable, you know, going without a mask, whatever. it wasn't and we're seeing that that's not an issue at all. booking agents say they're seeing pent up demand for live shows and booking at 2019 levels through 2023 encouraging news on the national covid vaccination rate 14 states have now reached 70% vaccination rate for residents, president biden had set a goal of getting at least one covid vaccine dose into the arms of 70% of adults by the fourth of july. the cdc says that 43% of the population has been fully vaccinated and 52% of americans have received at least one does. their goal is eliminating aids as a public health threat, and the

even sin city is lighting back up. vegas, baby.as all thanks to donny "build the wall" berg's unprecedented covid contributions. like making sure everybody stayed safe inside their homes. >> get in your house now! let's go! >> protecting the white house with coronavirus-proof barricades. and showing us it's safe to once again worship. him. >> in that moment, holding the bible up is a very important symbol. like churchill, we saw him inspecting the bombing damage, it sent a powerful mental of leadership. >> yes, and all winston's fried chicken had to do is shoot away some rabble-rousers. the protest was peaceful. it was a photo op. >> the protest was not peaceful. >> why did you go to st. john's the other day? what was the message you wanted to send to people? >> religious leaders thought it was great. they loved it. >> true, just ask any religious leader. >> the bible is not a problem. >> it makes a mockery of christianity. >> it was an act that mocked god. >> you just don't do that, mr. president! it isn't cool! >> and nobody know

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like much of the west, sin city is sizzling. >> it's extremely hot. >> we're really hot. i'm sweating right now. >> reporter: the las vegas strip hitting a sweltering 114 degrees, shattering an 81-year daily record. >> so hot. >> hot and humid. >> her sandals melted yesterday. >> your sandals melted? >> yes. >> this may be a real record-breaking year. >> reporter: california's also feeling the heat. in the desert outside of los angeles, 123 degrees, tieing the record for an all time high. death valley reaching a scorching 128 degrees, shattering a record set in 1917. >> this is early to have this much of a heat wave. >> the temperature is ungodly hot. >> reporter: california now urging residents to conserve power and declaring a state of emergency. >> we have fans and that's all. we just keep the windows open. >> reporter: after a week of relentless heat, records were smashed in several western states. in arizona, phoenix hitting 118 degrees. a temp only reached 18 other days since the city started recording. in colorado, denver hitting triple digits for the third day in

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the economists and fed like to say or else you'll have no savings left to gamble away once you hit sin citye been areas where you have noticed it more than others? >> i think in terms of the meat prices, especially bacon bacon being up 13% compared to last year. you're seeing fish prices, almost 2% higher but this seems like a lot of people are going with the notion that this is not going to last forever. it's just because of a lot of pent-up demand from the pandemic, however, you have campbell's, starbucks, so many others, smucker's talking about price increases in the coming months how often do companies increase their prices and then decrease them not very often. >> chipotle, too. >> exactly. >> we talked about that. great to see you. >> nice to see you too. >>> when we come back, how the tech work force is being impacted by a hybrid work model. >>> later, draftkings ceo jason robins will join us to talk about theon line sports industry as people are being allowed back in then we'll get toni asconoggi's take no one likes to choose between safe or sporty. modern or reliable. we want both

the neighboring cities of sin, gen 4 shot and mal mean are also on high alert. expert say it's the 1st local test of chinese faxing efficacy concerns raised after port workers who were already vaccinated. caught the virus to go up into the virus case evolving the so the older version to the vaccine and maybe not very effective for this new strain. but we are now saying the vaccine is useless against the indian strain. none of the infected people became serious ill. the protection isn't perfect, but you can say they are not working in bahrain. a new wave of infections has prompted authorities to author booster shots of the size of seen to some who have already received 2 doses of china's sign a farm job vaccines by sign a form and sign back has been approved by the w h or the chinese regulators have given 5 vaccines, the green light locally, children as young as 3 can now receive jobs in emergency circumstances. 800000000 doses have been administered nationwide so far elsewhere in china business as usual except the international problem. china and voters remain mostly close to for aging

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