--All three agree that we need to monitor the course of the delta variant and any new variants that emerge with great attention, and that they could easily force a re-instatement of the kinds of controls that have only recently been lifted. "Where we were six weeks ago is not where we are today," says Halkitis. "The next week will be very significant."
To summarize, the delta variant is highly contagious, surging rapidly, and is a potential game-changer. Everyone is eager to get back to something like the old normal, or on to a less restrictive new normal, but ultimately, it's the trajectory of the virus that will determine that. That trajectory is at least partly under our control, certainly through vaccination, but also with other public health measures that we're all too familiar with (and tired of).
"We've got the tools," Souleles says. "We've just got to apply them on a broad scale."
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