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Aug 5, 2021 · According to an internal CDC document, the Delta variant – one of four “variants of concern” that have evolved from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 – is more than twice as infectious as the original virus and as infectious as chickenpox.
Jul 30, 2021 · How contagious and deadly is this variant? Will vaccines remain protective against Delta? Delta has quickly become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in over a dozen countries around the world.
Jul 14, 2021 · One recent study found that people infected by the Delta variant were roughly twice as likely to be hospitalized as those infected with the Alpha variant.
Jun 29, 2021 · Studies to date suggest the Delta variant is between 40 and 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first identified in the U.K.—which was already 50 percent more...
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The delta variant is concerning because it's more highly transmissible, but the good news is that the COVID-19 vaccine is still highly protective against getting infected or ending up in a hospital or dying from the infection.
Aug 6, 2021 · New research holds answers. Studies show that Delta replicates more quickly and generates more virus particles than other variants, but vaccines still protect against serious infections. By...
Mar 19, 2021 · Two reports released this week have found the first evidence that dogs and cats can become infected by B.1.1.7, a recent variant of the pandemic coronavirus that transmits more readily between people and also appears more lethal in them. The finds mark the first time one of the several major variants of concern has been seen outside of humans.
