THERESE RAPHAEL : Is the UK an example to the US on how to live with the Delta variant?
For much of the pandemic, Britain provided a cautionary tale in how not to manage a crisis. It charted some of the world’s worst death rates, a care home infection fest and a series of policy reversals that sorely tested public trust. Should it now be the country the US looks to as an example of how to live with the Delta variant?
Of course, it’s too early to celebrate. The decline in UK case numbers could be a felicitous combination of summer vacations and warmer weather that has more people meeting outdoors. One theory is that the Euro soccer tournament drove a surge in cases that then subsided. On Wednesday, the government extended the vaccine rollout — or at least the first dose — to teenagers aged 16 and 17, which should help reduce transmission once schools resume. It was also confident enough to open more travel destinations to the quarantine-free “green” list Thursday.
The effort to contain the Delta virus in the US faces several additional obstacles. While Britain has fully vaccinated over 73% of the adult population, the US has only managed 58% despite the wide availability of vaccines. President Joe Biden just reached his goal of 70% of eligible people receiving at least one shot. He had celebrated the initial mask-free declaration in May, and then almost declared victory against the virus on July 4. He has since struck a more sober note.
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