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But delta does cast a little bit of a shadow. >> were heading into, god willing, the summer of joy, a summer of freedom. >> reporter: but will the delta variant, which recently ravaged india, become the dominant strain here in the u.s.? >> i anticipate that will be the predominant variant in the month ahead. >> reporter: over in britain, this more contagious variant now accounts for 99% of new cases. what does that actually look like? well, case counts there are rising, but death rates are not. ...

With 72% of adults in that state receiving one dose of vaccine. so, obviously, big calls for celebration, california and new york and the 15 other states that reach 70% not going to same way everywhere. in several states especially in this out, they have yet to clear even 50%. in case counts are rising in those areas where less people are vaccinated. andy slavitt is an adviser for the covid-19 response, author of the new book preventable, the inside story of how leadership failures, politics and...

Hit. the state is pretty much reopened. they are roaming, the vaccinated anyway, are roaming maskless at disneyland right now, dodgers stadium back up to full capacity. not quite as it was before because there is a mobile vaccination clinic at dodgers stadium for fans. now, the vaccines work, we know that, there is more data now to support that. cnn analyzed the states that have vaccinated more than half of their people, unsurprisingly the new case counts, the average new case counts, are lower ...

He is an emergency physician and managing direct of opportunity labs. its good to see you. thank you for your time this afternoon. give us a sense. how concerned should we be about the combined influence of vaccine hesitancy and in the spread of this so-called delta variant? >> i think this should be a big concern for folks who are unvaccinated, geoff. what ive looked at over the last week or so is really what were seeing in the u.k. right now where this delta variant has become more penetrant. ...

Weeks. >> what would a surge mean for people that are opposed to mandated mask orders and social distancing, and what it would mean for people who are already vaccinated as well? >> its a bit of an open-ended question, hallie, because you have a variant that could spread in case counts go back up, but those are also in states where governors have put laws in place saying were not going to follow any more mask mandates or require testing or vaccines. you have the politics with the potential rebou...

This virus in this kcountry. average new case counts are a tiny fraction of the peak but the delta variant could cause more pain. in the united states its about 10% of infections. its doubling every two weeks. today in england. >> i think it is sensible to wait just a little longer. >> reporter: they day dlaied reopening due to a delta driven surge. >> this could spike a new epidemic heading into the fall. the vaccine seemed to be effective. >> the real risk is the unvaccinated people who are ve...

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Traded with a touch. my strongest and closest asset. the gold standard, so to speak ;) people call my future uncertain. but theres one thing i am sure of... and now to the very latest in the coronavirus pandemic. here is what we know at this hour. according to nbc news analysis, coronavirus cases have dropped to levels not seen since march 2020 with the u.s. 7-day average at 16,860. on wednesday. experts say they expect case counts to stay low through the summer, in part, due to high vaccinati...

>> translator: i heard people say that they were giving permission. >> reporter: even if for most, their american dream may not be as close as theyd hoped. >> that was nbcs julia ainsley reporting. joining us now, editor in chief with axios, nicholas johnston. what is axios one big thing for this morning? >> todays one big thing is the end of our covid map. 56 weeks ago today, i sat in my opinion kitchen and ununveiled the new famous weekly axios coronavirus map. this is tracking the rise and ...

When testinging was far much lower and we had no real idea of the scope of this pandemic, and now with the spread of vaccines, case counts are at a point where the map has become pointless. were ready to move on to something else. its great news how the united states has had a great response to the pandemic. there are still concerns about pockets of flare-ups. vaccination pating has slowed down a lot from earlier, from more than 3 million new vaccination days to under 2 million. and a lot of aut...