We’re in the teeth of this crisis,

 

We’re in the teeth of this crisis, and we need to take immediate action to get the virus under control. That’s why...

Joe Bidenさんの投稿 2021年1月13日水曜日

in the teeth of something 

 despite something such as problems or difficulties The bill was passed in the teeth of strong opposition

へえええ。

 While vaccinations continue to lag behind predictions, health experts are begging Americans to hunker down in their bubbles for these next few months as soaring hospitalizations lead to record daily deaths.

 

hunker down 

1 to bend your knees so that you are sitting on your heels very close to the ground 

2 to make yourself comfortable in a safe place, especially for a long time

3 informal to prepare yourself for a difficult situation

bubble

in the context of a pandemic, any restricted area or group within which people can move and contact each other freely

へええ

If another 55% to 60% of the population can be vaccinated -- something Offit said can be done if the US gives 1 million to 1.5 million doses a day -- "then I really do think that by June, we can stop the spread of this virus."

この前の記事では晩夏から初秋ってあったけど、これだと６月か。まあ、この間のはコロナ以前の生活の戻る時期だったかな。