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Jul 30, 2021 · The Delta variant is more transmissible. How much more is not really clear. Estimates range from 60% more to more than 200% more, depending on who is doing the estimates. One CDC document ...
Jun 23, 2021 · The recent delta variant (technically known as the B.1.617.2 lineage) is the most worrisome of all. This variant was first detected in India in December 2020. By April 2021 it was the most common variant in India, and is largely the cause of their recent and deadly wave of infections. It has now spread to at least 80 countries, including the UK ...
Jul 2, 2021 · 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 ...
Aug 5, 2021 · That was mainly because the number of pediatric cases was relatively low. Because the delta variant is so contagious, he said, the increase in cases clearly shows the virus's potential, even in ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Is the Delta variant more deadly? Because the variant is so new, research into it is in early days. But Professor Turville said so far, mortality rates data looked promising.
Jul 8, 2021 · A new study, published online this month, sheds light on why. It finds that the variant grows more rapidly inside people's respiratory tracts and to much higher levels, researchers at the ...
Jul 16, 2021 · Most contagious and severe variant. Sandra Fryhofer, MD. “India's B.1.617.2, aka the Delta variant, is the newest CDC variant of concern,” Dr. Fryhofer said during an episode of the “AMA COVID-19 Update” about COVID-19 vaccines and variants. “Experts say Delta's a super spreader.”. “WHO says it's already spread to at least 80 ...
