The Hill
“Looking across the country we have made incredible progress towards ending the pandemic. However, looking state by state and county by county, it is clear that communities where people remain unvaccinated are communities that remain vulnerable.”
The White House is readying COVID-19 “surge teams” to send to communities with low vaccination rates to help combat the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.
The teams will work with local public health authorities to conduct contact tracing, and will distribute supplies as needed or requested by states, such as therapeutics and additional tests.
The teams will also help augment staffing at local vaccination sites.
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