Possible COVID-19 Surges, Have Local US Officials on Edge.<br />Worries have arisen concerning the long weekend <br />in which millions of Americans are expected to<br />gather with friends and family in celebration of July 4.<br />Looking state by state and county <br />by county, it is clear that <br />communities where people remain <br />unvaccinated are communities that <br />remain vulnerable, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, C.D.C. Director, via CNN.<br />In states such as Arkansas where vaccination rates <br />are well below the national average, .<br />officials are sounding the alarm <br />as COVID-19 cases are on the rise, <br />partly due to the more contagious Delta variant.<br />We are now going in the wrong direction yet again with Covid-19 infections here in the state <br />of Arkansas, Dr. Cam Patterson, University of Arkansas, <br />via CNN.<br />With July 4th holiday coming up and eventually kids going back to school, we have to be concerned that this would be a trend that could continue. , Dr. Cam Patterson, University of Arkansas, <br />via CNN.<br />And if it does, it would appear that we may be in the beginning of the third surge of Covid-19 here in the state of Arkansas, Dr. Cam Patterson, University of Arkansas, <br />via CNN.<br />Even in states with high vaccination rates, <br />daily case counts are on the rise in many counties. .<br />Dr. Anthony Fauci reiterated that vaccines provide <br />"a high degree of protection" against the virus, .<br />and that celebrating the holiday weekend <br />is safe with the proper protections
