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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Daily heat index values of 100 to 107.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures and high humidity
may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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More than 1 in 10 miss 2nd COVID vaccine shot

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By adwpadmin

(CNN) -- The CDC is concerned that a growing number of Americans are skipping their second COVID vaccine shot, as the Delta variant continues to spread.

It's now estimated more than one in ten Americans who have had their first vaccine have not gotten the required second dose.

That's about 15 million Americans who could now be left more vulnerable to the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19.

Add that to the 46 percent of the population who haven't been vaccinated at all and the risk of a widespread outbreak of the Delta variant heightens.

Adults under the age of 30 are most likely to have missed their second dose.

The White House is now focusing on young adults as a renewed focus of its ongoing strategy to fight the pandemic.

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