Coronavirus Update: ‘Now is not the time for happy talk’: Experts warn the pandemic is far from over and urge people to combine vaccines with face masks and other measures

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A growing chorus is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, and urging people everywhere to continue to adhere to public safety measures and get their vaccine shots, as many places, including parts of the U.S., are still being engulfed with waves of new cases.

The issue was summed up this week by Andy Slavitt, a former adviser to the White House’s COVID-19 response team, in a Twitter thread that questions comments by pundits suggesting the crisis is over.

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