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U.K.’s Delta Rollercoaster Flips Between Virus Horror and Hope

  • New daily case rate has dropped sharply from July peak
  • Vaccines are helping, but there’s still huge uncertainty
Why Is the Delta Variant So Dangerous?
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Two weeks ago, the delta variant was ripping through the U.K., stoking fears of a record wave of Covid-19 clobbering one of the world’s most highly vaccinated countries.