Back-to-school is looming. Why aren’t more kids vaccinated?

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<p>As parents and children prepare for school to start, the Delta variant is causing a surge in coronavirus cases. <a href="https://apple.news/AaRxl7pYuQvu_qlmTlgeMXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> looks at efforts to speed up vaccination of kids.</p> <p>The latest U.N. report on climate change paints a grim picture of the future. A piece in the <a href="https://apple.news/AaReIZWHfS5WofvcjtPitaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> argues that we shouldn&rsquo;t give in to despair, and instead should focus on taking action while we still can.</p> <p>Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over pay after the studio released <em>Black Widow</em> on its streaming service. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASD6cKw7YTGyuFzLp-ld86Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hollywood Reporter</a> explains why the fight is a sign that how studios pay top talent may change significantly in coming years.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A6ljZ43kRQHiEB6Npz4Qm9w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on how NASA is looking for people to test life on Mars by living in a simulated environment on Earth for one year.</p>