Summer Tourism 'Not As Catastrophic' As Expected On Cape Cod
Visitors booked much longer stays than usual, and vehicle traffic to the region increased as the summer progressed, according to the Cape Cod Reopening Task Force.
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Visitors booked much longer stays than usual, and vehicle traffic to the region increased as the summer progressed, according to the Cape Cod Reopening Task Force.
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The Cape, ironically, also has the most people vaccinated in the state because of its older population. Dr. William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard, says this doesn’t mean people can let their guard down. “Unfortunately people think that just having a lot of people vaccinated or being leaders in vaccination means you cannot have outbreaks, that’s not true," he said. "Not true until you get to a lot of people being vaccinated. When I say a lot of people, I mean roughly 80-percent.” Residents hope this is the last spike. “I don’t think it should be a deterr...
Cape Cod is known for summer vacations, beaches, seafood, and ice cream — and now there’s springtime COVID concerns after a spike in the more...