Just a few weeks ago, the coronavirus pandemic seemed to be on the wane and Americans were planning for a summer of fun ― maybe even a “hot vax summer” ― followed by a fall of freedom.
Alas, the delta variant changed that in a hurry.
Now, a painful-but-funny new meme shows just how quickly and completely the virus managed to upend everyone’s autumn plans:
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— Cary Elwes (@Cary_Elwes) August 11, 2021
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— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) August 12, 2021
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— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) August 10, 2021
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— Zack Bornstein (@ZackBornstein) August 12, 2021
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— Jody Houser is Vaccinated! ✒️🗯️🎲 (@Jody_Houser) August 10, 2021
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— Jameela Jamil 🌈 (@jameelajamil) August 12, 2021
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— josh grubbs (@JoshuaGrubbsPhD) August 12, 2021
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— Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) August 11, 2021
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— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) August 10, 2021
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— Brian Tallerico (@Brian_Tallerico) August 10, 2021
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— Haven McCord (@HMcCor) August 11, 2021
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— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) August 12, 2021
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— Owen Knight (@TulaneOwen) August 11, 2021
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— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) August 10, 2021
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— The Lady Weird Sloth Cow (@CaseyExplosion) August 11, 2021
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— Garrett Quinn (@GarrettQuinn) August 12, 2021
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— Dewayne Perkins (@DewaynePerkins) August 11, 2021
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— Fossil Locator (@FossilLocator) August 12, 2021
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— Drew Struzan (@DrewStruzan) August 11, 2021
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— sey smythe (@seynique) August 10, 2021
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— sarah 🕸♡ (@VampireGhuleh) August 11, 2021
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— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) August 11, 2021
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— women in horror (@womeninhorrors) August 11, 2021
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— Muppet History (@HistoryMuppet) August 10, 2021
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— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 12, 2021
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— Andrew Roebuck (@Winemovienerd) August 10, 2021
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