Covid Variants Throw A Wrench Into Return To Normalcy.
“States are relaxing capacity restrictions for public areas and private gatherings. More school districts are reopening for in-person learning. Travel is increasing, with TSA data showing more than 1 million daily passengers in US airports for two consecutive weeks, the longest such stretch since the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in early 2020.
However, many experts reiterate that Covid-19 is far from over.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the “Today” show Thursday that the US is “still seeing about 1,000 deaths a day,” which she noted was way too many.”
Mask wearing will be with us for the rest of 2021 regardless of the number of people who are vaccinated. The Coronavirus variants that are now spreading everywhere could seriously derail our re-opening plans for the rest of the year. Vaccinating the most people as possible will continue to be our first line of defense and the only way out of this Corona woods. Now, doctors and scientists are hoping the vaccines continue to be effective in preventing these new strains of the Coronavirus, if their efficacy falters then we are all in trouble.
