(Bloomberg) -- The fast-spreading delta variant is clouding Americans’ hopes for a carefree summer -- and casting a shadow of doubt over plans to get back to business as usual in the fall. But lingering vaccine hesitancy in some areas has converged with the arrival of the more contagious delta strain and darkened the mood across much of the country. Back to OfficesSome Arkansans are being more careful about going out in public, and even some who are fully vaccinated are still masking, she said. Continuing to use vaccines and masks will be key to allowing workers to return to offices, said David Holtgrave, dean of the School of Public Health at the University at Albany. Health officials would like to know how likely it is that a fully vaccinated person who contracts delta will transmit it, said Dillaha, the Arkansas epidemiologist.
