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Delta variant of virus sets off high-stakes race across Europe
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FILE - In this June 29, 2021, file photo, England s Harry Kane, center, celebrates after scoring his side s second goal during the Euro 2020 soccer championship round of 16 match between England and Germany at Wembley stadium in London. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File)
LISBON, Portugal Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives.
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Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the Delta variant.
The urgency coincides with Europe’s summer holiday months, as fair weather brings more social gatherings which governments are increasingly reluctant to restrict.
Incentives in some countries for people to get their jabs include free groceries, travel and entertainment vouchers, as well as prize draws. The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has even appealed to a sense of patriotism.
The risk of infection from the delta variant is “high to very high” for partially or unvaccinated communities, according to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), which monitors 30 countries on the continent.
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1of18FILE - In this June 5, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus, walk along a commercial street in downtown Madrid, Spain. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives.Manu Fernandez/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18FILE - In this June 29, 2021, file photo, people ride the escalator in the subway amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in St. Petersburg, Russia. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives. Daily new case numbers are already climbing