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Expectations that the US would find itself returning to a pre-pandemic normalcy this summer are quickly giving way to the realities of a prolonged fight against Covid-19, as a rise in infections has now been recorded in all 50 states.
For unvaccinated people in certain parts of the country, the risk of Covid-19 is higher than ever before, said Dr. Craig Spencer, director of global health in emergency medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.
"If you are unvaccinated, the risk is incredibly high -- and maybe in some areas higher than it's ever been because there are not mask mandates, people are enjoying this wonderful return of summer and are a little more carefree and lackadaisical and making it more possible that you could be exposed," Spencer told CNN on Friday.
Indeed, the number of people traveling by air set a pandemic-era record on Friday, with 2,199,815 people screened at US airports, the Transportation Security Administration said, with the admonition: "#MaskUp."
