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On The Road Again: Summer Travel Alongside The Delta Variant

WAMU 88.5
Published August 12, 2021 at 5:33 AM PDT
People wait in line at the US-Canada border as Canada reopens for non-essential travel to fully vaccinated Americans at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
People wait in line at the US-Canada border as Canada reopens for non-essential travel to fully vaccinated Americans at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

The rise of the Delta variant threw us all a curveball and for those of us who booked trips for this month, that curveball can feel like a real whack in the face. 

Millions of Americans are suddenly wondering whether it’s safe to pack up and get out of the house.

And for those with kids or unvaccinated relatives, the calculus is even more complicated.

How safe is it to travel right now? And just how much are Americans traveling at the moment?

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