Iceland has been a vaccination success. Why is it seeing a coronavirus surge?

8/15/21
 
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from The Washington Post,
8/15/21:

What happened to Iceland?

The island nation that has been praised for its coronavirus response and its world-leading vaccination rate is now seeing its highest levels of infection since the start of the pandemic.

Just one month after the government scrapped all covid-19 restrictions, masks, social distancing and capacity limits have returned. And U.S. authorities last week warned Americans to stay away.

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