- While US Covid infections have declined by 40% since August to 90,000/day, researchers remain unsure if the worst is over.
- Unpredictable human behavior makes predicting outbreaks inherently difficult.
- While Delta variant fears pushed vaccination rates higher, public mask-wearing has been in decline.
- Americans reported public mask-wearing have shifted from 77% (Winter 2020) to 23% (July 2021) to 41% currently.
- Also, current Covid hotspots (Alaska, Minnesota) signal a potential resurgence when cooler weather returns nationwide.
- Future Covid surge wildcards include new variants and/or weakening vaccine efficacy.
‘Lurching Between Crisis and Complacency’: Was This Our Last Covid Surge?
(10/14/2021)
