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Instead of climbing out of the pit of the pandemic, the U.S. is seeing a new surge. The highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant is causing new infections, new hospitalizations and new deaths — almost exclusively

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky

 that cases are up more than 70 percent from the previous week. Deaths, a lagging indicator, have increased 26 percent. In almost every instance, it’s the unvaccinated getting sick and dying from the virus. 

. The bad news? The U.S. needs more people to get vaccinated. And

 the remaining hesitant will not be a fast or easy job. 

What does this mean for breakthrough infections? Will cases continue to rise, and will mask mandates go back into place, as they

? And what about kids — especially those 12 and under who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated? Do they face another year of

? Kerri Miller tackled those topics and more Wednesday morning with two doctors who are on the front lines of pandemic research. 

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The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 is now a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Here’s what the fast-spreading delta variant means for the unvaccinated and the vaccinated alike.

The pandemic isn’t over

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The pandemic isn’t over

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