Live Covid Live Updates: Scotland Reopening More Cautiously Than England, Like on Masks A debate is intensifying in the U.S. about whether some people will need extra vaccine doses. Criticizes Booster Vaccines Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the W.H.O. With the fast-spreading Delta variant taking hold, however, it was uncertain whether the measures would be enough to avoid a fourth wave of the virus in France. In the Asia Pacific region, vaccination rates are relatively low, the Delta variant is surging and several countries are reimposing lockdowns. That gives the country insufficient protection against the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, which first surfaced in India.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2021 09:00 UTC