"We might be seeing synergistic effects of people becoming less cautious in addition to the impacts of the delta variant.
It offers four scenarios for its projections — varying based on what percent of the population gets vaccinated and how quickly the delta variant spreads.
In the most likely scenario, Lessler says, the U.S.In that scenario, at the peak in mid-October, there would be around 60,000 cases and around 850 deaths each day, Lessler says."By the time you get to October, these resurgent epidemics have burned through a lot of the people who are susceptible," Lessler explains.She emphasized that the guidelines have always said that unvaccinated people should wear masks indoorsShe added that even vaccinated people could wear masks indoors, too, if they want extra protection, especially in places where the virus is surging and there are a lot of unvaccinated people
"If we got enough people vaccinated, we could even stop the delta variant in its tracks," he says