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COVID cases jump in UK

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 4:14pm

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The United Kingdom is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, outpacing much of the rest of the world. The British government lifted pandemic restrictions back in July, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting reinstating the measures, pointing to high vaccination rates and an aggressive booster shot campaign. But many scientists say that is not enough and precautions like mandatory mask use must be put back in place. Host Marco Werman speaks to public health researcher Deepti Gurdasani of Queen Mary University of London.