Associated Press
Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at 63%. “Otherwise, you drag all others back into danger,” Rutten said in a recent interview. President Biden announced mandates last week that cover large portions of the population, sometimes without any option to test instead.