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Delta variant having huge impact on vaccine effectiveness, says expert
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... in the UK, at least for one dose, and it's higher than the USA already! Then I visited "OurWorldInData", noticing that it's not just the UK. Countries like Canada and Iceland have surpassed the USA too, even after our big head start with vaccinations compared to them!
Of course, it's the reddest states which keep holding down the USA's overall percentage.
And that's counting the 12-and-up crowd that's approved to be vaccinated now. When I took my brother to get shot #2 at the nearby state-run site last month, I saw a couple of those kids accompanied by their Moms. Plus, many vaccine sites are now accepting walk-ins and there are even promotions on TV! We need to step up to the plate! 
