nonvaccinated in bars, cinemas and theatres. in holland, there has been a screeching u turn of the loosening of restrictions unveiled just three weeks ago as nightlife resumed, infection levels surged to their highest levels this year. the dutch prime minister admitted an error ofjudgment. translation: i do think the prime minister opened things too early. it would have been better to wait a few more weeks because now we are in a surge again. it s a shame because everybody expected to have like an open summer with a lot of activities. i know that my friends were all buying tickets and everything, and now it sjust all cancelled again. as europe faces rising numbers of infections, mainly due to the delta variant, several countries tolerance of those avoiding injections appears to be waning. mark lobel, bbc news.
staff and will be for healthcare workers from september, with new restrictions for the nonvaccinated in bars, cinemas and theatres. in holland, there has been a screeching u turn of the loosening of restrictions unveiled just three weeks ago as nightlife resumed, infection levels surged to their highest levels this year. the dutch prime minister admitted an error ofjudgement. translation: | do think | the prime minister opened things too early. it would have been better to wait a few more weeks because now we are in a surge again. it s a shame because everybody expected to have like an open summer with a lot of activities. i know that my friends were all buying tickets and everything, and now it s just all cancelled again. as europe faces rising numbers of infections, mainly due to the delta
do it easily. so, having the nonvaccinated wearing the masks is another. we ve been looking at the h-vac systems and, you know, the air purification to make sure the airflow is good. keeping up all those other mitigation procedures is going to be what s really important in this, not mandating that somebody get a vaccination that they might object to for, you know, personal, medical, or religious reasons. megan tuttel, thank you very much for coming on and sharing perspective from the new hampshire teachers union. we do appreciate it. thank you. and my next guest has a different point of view, i would say, on this topic. cnn medical analyst, dr. leana wen, former health commissioner of baltimore, joins me now. welcome to you. first, let me get your reaction to megan tuttle s arguments against mandating vaccines for eligible teachers and students, dr. wen. well, i think, it s important for us to take a step back and talk about why it is that we get vaccinations, in the first plac
nonvaccinated people get affected as possible now, rather than in the fall and winter during flu season, when it could be more difficult. i think that s a fairly significant gamble. yeah, that is quite a gamble. especially, because we heard boris johnson, himself, say there that he expected a sharp rieds rise in cases and for that to continue. what makes this even more worrisome, though, is news out of israel that that vaccines, at least so far, they feel, in that country seem to now be a bit less effective against severe disease, now. they are saying much of that is owing to the delta variant. how alarmed do you think all of us should be about this? well, the delta variant is, quickly, becoming the dominant strain not just in the uk and israel but really across the world. and israel excuse me, india, showed us what happens when delta spreads in a setting of low vaccination. israel and the uk, now, are case studies for what to expect in high-vaccination countries. and it is sig
it makes sense. where people are not vaccinated, people are susceptible. this is the most contagious variant we ve seen throughout the pandemic. so it s not a surprise that those are the counties that are most vulnerable an that s where this is taking off. and what the cdc director said covid deaths are way down, but when we re seeing them, they re almost universally among the nonvaccinated. vaccines not only protect you against the virus but even against this variant. yeah. this is actually one of i have to say one of the most pleasantly surprising things is how well the vaccines are holding up against the variants. so far against all of them. right now what we re seeing across the country is sshl sshlly two pandemics. one among vaccinated people, where it s mild and largely going away. and another in largely unvaccinated communities still at high risk. we ll track the numbers. sadly we re in july now as we get closer to the fall, many