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Jul 9, 2021 · FULL CLAIM: The fatality rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is lower than the original variant. The latest data from the U.K. shows the case fatality rate for the Delta variant amongst the unvaccinated is 0.08%, which makes it less deadly that the normal flu. This Delta variant is one-tenth as deadly as the wild-type virus.
Jul 13, 2021 · Does a Public Health England report on COVID variants show the case fatality rate for the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant is .08 percent and that, compared to the virus that started the pandemic, Delta is not as lethal? No, that's not true: The report a radio host linked to clearly says the proportion of patients who will die of infection with the Delta variant is .2 percent of cases, which 2.5 times ...
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Dec 20, 2021 · With the emergence of the delta variant, the United States experienced a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in 2021. We estimated the risk of breakthrough infection and death by month of vaccination ...
Sep 18, 2021 · The highly infectious variant of Covid-19 has contributed to a rise in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.
- Why Is It A Concern?
- What Is The "Delta Plus" Variant?
- Does The Delta Variant Cause More Severe Illness Or Symptoms?
- Where Is It spreading?
- Are Vaccines Effective Against This Variant?
- Does Everyone Need to Wear Masks Again?
The delta variant was declared a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization in May. The designation is used when there is increased evidence that a variant is more transmissible, causes more severe illness or reduces the effectiveness of vaccines or treatments. In the U.S., the CDC declared delta a “variant of concern” on June 15. Resear...
It’s not unusual for a virus to mutate and evolve as it spreads, and scientists have long cautioned that other worrisome variants could emerge with new outbreaks. In India, researchers observed mutations separate from delta in a sublineage of the virus that they dubbed “delta plus.” While it has not yet been designated a variant of concern by the W...
More research is needed, but there are indications that the delta variant may cause more severe disease. A study published June 14 in thejournal The Lancetexamined the impact of the delta variant in Scotland, where it had become the dominant strain. The researchers found that the risk of hospitalization from Covid-19 was roughly doubled for patient...
The delta variant has been reported in more than 95 countries, according to the World Health Organization. “Every country that it has gone into up to now, you’ve seen an escalation in cases where it’s pushed aside the variant that was dominant before it,” Fauci said Tuesday in aninterview with NBC’s Nightly News. Cases involving delta have been con...
The vaccines in use appear to offer good protection against the delta variant, and most scientists agree that fully vaccinated individuals likely face little risk. Moderna announced Tuesday that its vaccine is effective against the delta variant. The results were based on blood samples from fully vaccinated people and showed that these individuals ...
In response to the spread of the delta variant, the WHO advised that people, regardless of their vaccination status, should continue to wear masks. The CDC has meanwhile stood by its guidance that says fully vaccinated people can largely forgo masks, though the agency acknowledged that local rules may change based on the situation on the ground. Ea...
Feb 3, 2022 · During November 7, 2021–January 8, 2022, SARS-CoV-2 infections increased rapidly among LAC adults with the largest increase occurring as Omicron displaced Delta as the predominant circulating variant, leading to decreased incidence and hospitalization rate ratios among unvaccinated persons relative to vaccinated persons with and without a ...
Dec 8, 2021 · The emergence of the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the reduced effectiveness over time of the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech) led to a ...
