World Races to Contain Delta Variant

AFP: “The World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible strain of the virus, first detected in India, could unleash a ‘fourth wave’ of cases in its Eastern Mediterranean zone — an area stretching from Morocco to Pakistan.”

“Those countries are especially at risk because vaccination rates are low — only 5.5 percent of the region’s population has been fully vaccinated. So in nations where vaccines are more available, public officials are sounding the alarm.”

Washington Post: Here’s how countries around the world have approached vaccine mandates.