THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION SAYS NEW COVID CASES HAVE INCREASED BY CLOSE TO 39 PER CENT OVER THE PAST WEEK. NEW CASES OF MONKEY POX ARE ON THE RISE. DEMAND FOR THE VACCINE IS EXCEEDING THE SUPPLY.A TEXAS HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE MASS SHOOTING AT THE UVALDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT KILLED 19-CHILDREN AND TWO TEACHERS - IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE ITS REPORT LATER TODAY. Five minutes of news that will keep you in “The Loop.”