50% of US adults vaccinated

With 50% of American adults vaccinated, the Biden administration is looking for ways to encourage the reluctant to get their shots; Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was transferred to a prison hospital amid a three-week hunger strike. Tonight's Sentences was written by Greg Svirnovskiy. TOP NEWS Biden looks to encourage vaccinations as more and more Americans get shots Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images - America celebrated two major milestones Monday. Fifty percent of the country's adults have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot, and starting Monday, every American adult is eligible for one. [[NYT / Emily Anthes, Madeleine Ngo, and Eileen Sullivan](] - The White House is striving to make sure that demand meets the burgeoning vaccine supply. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama appeared at a celebrity-filled online summit called “Roll Up Your Sleeves” as part of a federal push to inoculate more American adults. [[CNN / Paul LeBlanc](] - But vaccination rates are lagging among key segments of the population. Over 40 percent of all Republicans say they don’t plan on getting jabbed, compared to just 5 percent of Democrats. [[AP / Russ Bynum](] - Covid-19 cases are rising in America, and a lack of vaccinations among Republicans may imperil any national attempt at herd immunity. The country currently averages 71,000 new cases per day, up from 55,000 last month. [[NYT](] - Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was put on hold last week by the CDC and FDA after six women developed severe blood clots. But Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president, expects it to be back on the market, with proper modifications, on Friday. [[CNN / Naomi Thomas](] [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Putin's government is under pressure as Navalny enters week three of a hunger strike - Russian dissident and political activist Alexei Navalny is entering the third week of a hunger strike in prison that has left him in imminent risk of heart failure and death, according to personal doctors. Authorities have transferred Navalny to a prison hospital, where they claim he has agreed to “vitamin therapy.” [[NPR / Scott Neuman](] - Navalny has been in prison since returning to Russia from Germany in January, after spending five months recovering from a near-fatal nerve agent attack that is widely believed to have been ordered by Russian authorities. [[AP / Daria Litvinova](] - He has been viewed as a threat to the Russian ruling order since he began exposing state-structured corruption in 2006. Since his poisoning in 2020 and following the release of several documentaries exposing the wealth of President Vladimir Putin and his acolytes, Navalny’s popularity is at a fever pitch. [[Vox / Sam Ellis](] - After being imprisoned, Navalny experienced acute back pain and loss of feeling in his legs, which he blamed on the nerve agent, and asked to see a doctor. Continually rebuffed in his efforts, he launched a hunger strike. [[Reuters](] - Navalny's death would mark a national embarrassment for Russia, as European powers and the Biden administration have charged Putin’s regime with keeping him alive. “We have communicated that there will be consequences if Mr. Navalny dies,” US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday. [[Bloomberg / Henry Meyer](] MISCELLANEOUS NASA’s Mars helicopter, called Ingenuity, completed the first flight over a foreign planet this weekend, a "Wright brothers moment" for scientists. [[CBS News / William Harwood](] - Twelve of Europe’s biggest soccer clubs are founding a European Super League that would see them pull out of the Champions and Europa Leagues in favor of an international competition with no qualification process. It makes a lot of sense for the clubs currently involved, which include the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Liverpool. But critics say it might destroy European soccer as we know it. [[ESPN / Mark Ogden](] - Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is looking into ways to block English clubs’ participation in the league. Fans are launching protests. UEFA’s president said players at the 12 Super League clubs could be banned from participating in this year’s Euros. [[ESPN](] - Australia and New Zealand have opened a bubble that will link the two countries, allowing travelers to go to and fro without a quarantine period or Covid-19 test. Both countries have done a remarkable job keeping cases at almost zero. [[Insider / Katie Warren](] - Derek Chauvin’s trial could end this week, and Minneapolis is heavily fortified in preparation for what could be a stormy few weeks. The ramped-up law enforcement presence has drawn mixed reactions, with some residents saying it makes them feel more secure and others fearing First Amendment suppression. [[Star Tribune / Katie Galioto](] Help keep Sentences free "I appreciate thoughtful, balanced, educational, and informative journalism. ... I love the Sentences format that quickly allows me to sort through various articles when time is scarce." —Mary, Vox Contributor [Contribute]( VERBATIM "I hope we get a verdict that says guilty, guilty, guilty. And if we don't, we cannot go away. We've got to stay on the street. We get more active, we've got to get more confrontational. We've got to make sure that they know that we mean business." [[Rep. 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