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Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images Dr. Anthony Fauci said his daughter's boyfriend's brother died from COVID-19 at age 32. "So there you have a 32-year-old young man, otherwise healthy actually, quite athletic and strong, who died," he told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta during a talk for the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The man developed an unusual heart complication related to the virus that led to his death, Fauci said. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters that US President Bidens's speech on the Omicron variant on Tuesday will not be about "locking the country down." SOUNDBITE
The United States is ready to start vaccinating children aged 5-11 against Covid-19 starting next month, the White House announces at a COVID-19 Response Team briefing, a move that will make 28 million more Americans eligible for shots. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects a call by the World Health Organization for a moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots until at least the end of September as millions across the world have yet to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the United States can continue to donate vaccine doses abroad while keeping enough supply to provide Americans with a booster shot if needed. SOUNDBITE
The US flag on top of the White House flies at half mast the morning after the US surpassed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19. President Joe Biden ordered flags on all US federal buildings to be lowered in commemoration of those who have died. IMAGES
The American flag atop the White House flies at half mast after US President Joe Biden ordered flags on all US federal buildings to be lowered in commemoration of more than 500,000 lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES