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Heart Risks Called Extremely Low; NYC Home Shots: Virus Update

WATCH: Johns Hopkins’s Lauren Sauer discusses the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant.Source: Bloomberg
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U.S. public-health leaders sought to reassure Americans that Covid-19 shots are safe after reports that a relatively small number of mostly young men had suffered a heart problem after being immunized.

A new study released Wednesday found that an estimated 20 million individuals in the U.S. were likely infected with Covid-19 by mid-July of last year, about 17 million more than previously thought. New York City will begin offering free at-home vaccinations to anyone who wants one.