🔺 The American Academy of Pediatrics issued guidance Monday urging schools across the country to require face masks for students age 3 and older, even for teens who have received both vaccinations.

🔺 The U.S. Army has ordered command to prepare for the introduction of the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine in September.

🔺 One of the protesters on January 6 faces 20 years in prison for standing for 10 minutes at the U.S. Capitol.

🔺 China has announced that it will not force citizens to be vaccinated. "Informed, consensual and voluntary" are the basic principles of the COVID-19 vaccine program, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention under the National Health Commission of China said.

🔺 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene blocked on Twitter for 12 hours for a tweet that said the virus was "not dangerous" to people under 65.

🔺 U.S. Intelligence Captain Seth Keschel: "Trump scored 7.5 percentage points higher in Michigan than Biden, 6-8% higher in Pennsylvania."

🔺 Biden says he won't punish China for the recent widespread Microsoft Exchange Server hack.

🔺 Texas Representative Steve Toth is filing a forensics bill in the 13 counties with the largest populations in Texas.

🔺 "Rising prices were expected" - Biden called U.S. inflation "temporary."

🔺 Rudy Giuliani on the Arizona audit: "The numbers and categories are enough to really change the election results."

🔺 "Covid cases are now on the rise in communities with low vaccination rates" - Biden continues his war on unvaccinated Americans.

🔺 Soros' attack on Hungary's patriotic government intensifies: The Guardian, Washington Post, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and other Soros-linked media now accuse President Orban's government of "waging war on the media in Hungary."

🔺 An English Premier League footballer is suspected of sex crimes against children. According to The Sun, the player's name and the club were not disclosed. Greater Manchester Police searched the player's home and seized several items. The athlete was released on bail but suspended from training for the duration of the investigation.

🔺 Canada has announced that it will open its borders to those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus with nationally approved drugs.

🔺 Thousands of cases from opioid crisis lawsuits filed against major drug manufacturers and distributors are nearing completion, with plans for a $26 billion settlement between states and four companies to be announced this week (WSJ).

🔺 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: "The revelations regarding the apparent widespread use of Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights activists, politicians and others in many countries are extremely disturbing..."

🔺 The U.S. places the United Kingdom at the highest "danger level" because of Covid-19, and advises Americans to avoid travelling to the UK.

🔺 WHO reports the spread of lambda variant in more than 30 countries, mostly in South and North America.

🔺 In Uzbekistan, mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 is introduced for certain categories of citizens over the age of 18: employees of trade and service facilities, sports schools, cultural and entertainment institutions and recreation areas, military personnel, catering workers and others. The decision was made by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor.

🔺 Armenian Defense Ministry reports a "tense situation" on the border with Azerbaijan.

🔺 WHO advises breastfeeding mothers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "Not only are infants in such cases not at risk, but they can also receive protection from the vaccine their mothers have been vaccinated with."