In large parts of France, a new lockdown began this past weekend. It'll last a month, at least.

Intensive care units in Paris hospitals are full, so some patients are being transferred elsewhere.

Italy and Poland have also closed businesses and restricted travel.

The vaccine rollout across the EU has been slow, with around 10% of the population vaccinated so far.

In Germany, it looks headed for more restrictions too.

With infections soaring there, a warning from the health minister.

There are not yet enough vaccines in Europe to stop the third wave through vaccination alone.

In the past, a surge in Europe has meant one in the US is not far behind.

And it is true that cases are rising in some states as public health measures are rolled back.

Well, I don't think we're going to have a fourth wave. I think what we're seeing around the country

is parts of the country that apply towing or we're seeing upticks in certain parts of the country.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on CBS,

a couple of things might protect the US from a new surge.

One, there's been a lot of prior infection.

That means some amount of protective immunity already exists in the population.

And two, the vaccination effort here is simply going better than it is in Europe.

If you look at in Europe without having a true fourth wave,

they've only vaccinated one in nine adults.

Here in the US, we've vaccinated one in three.

In the UK, what you're seeing consists the clients they've vaccinated one in two.

So the vaccination is going to be a backstop.

And we're continuing to vaccinate about three million people a day right now.

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