Coronavirus Delta variant 'may hit us pretty hard' this fall

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As Americans mourn 600,000 lives lost to COVID-19, two states once hit hard by the pandemic — California and New York — ended nearly all health restrictions on gatherings Tuesday in a sign of the return to normalcy. But states where vaccinations are lagging are not out of the woods yet, especially with the delta variant. University of California's Dr. Robert Wachter joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

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