What Delta Means for America’s Kids

Photo: Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group / Getty. Article by Katherine J. Wu. The Atlantic – August 10, 2021.

Two and a half weeks ago, as the next school year approached, a pediatric cardiologist from Louisiana headed into the Georgia mountains with her husband, their three young children, and their extended family. It was, in many ways, a fairly pandemic-sanctioned vacation: All nine adults in attendance were fully vaccinated. The group spent most of the trip outdoors, biking, swimming, and hiking. […]

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