COVID: Europe races to vaccinate amid surge in delta variant
10 July 2021 |
6:23 pm
Experts predict that the delta variant could become the predominant strain in Europe by August. Many are calling for a more comprehensive vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible mutation.
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