Wildfires driven by strong winds continued to threaten northern New Mexico, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Driving the news: The Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire, which began as two fires that later merged, had burned 120,653 acres east of Santa Fe as of Monday afternoon. The blaze was about 20% contained, according to data from InciWeb, an interagency website that tracks wildfires.
Three abortion rights groups on Monday announced they plan to spend $150 million on the upcoming 2022 midterms "to ensure the election of reproductive freedom champions."
Driving the news: Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America and EMILY's List said the investment will be used to fund voter outreach, advertising, mobilization efforts, polling and more to elect officials "up and down the ballot, from state legislatures, to [attorneys general] and governors, to U.S. congressional races."
Moderna's request for authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under six years is amping up pressure on the Food and Drug Administration to act quickly on the shots.
Why it matters: Thursday's request from the vaccine maker threw another wrinkle in the delicate regulatory dance over when kids under 5 can be vaccinated at a time when plenty of parents are expressing growing frustration with the wait.
Southern states should be prepared for a possible surge of COVID-19 cases this summer, former White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx said Sunday.
Driving the news: Birx told CBS' "Face the Nation" she expects to see a wave of COVID-19 cases across the South this summer similar to ones during 2020 and 2021.
Two new Omicron subvariants are able to evade antibodies from previous infections and vaccinations, according to a new South African study, Reuters reported.
Why it matters: The results of the study indicate that the two Omicron sublineages could results in a new wave of infections, the study noted.
