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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. Breakthrough infection is a rare event where someone who is fully vaccinated still ends up getting infected with COVID-19.
Jul 14, 2021 · Delta is believed to be the most transmissible variant yet. It may also be able to partially evade the antibodies made by the immune system after a coronavirus infection or vaccination. Several...
Oct 18, 2021 · Early in the infection, when people are most likely to be contagious, the Delta variant seems to replicate in amounts that are perhaps 1,000 times as much as those seen in people infected with...
Jul 21, 2021 · Results. Effectiveness after one dose of vaccine (BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) was notably lower among persons with the delta variant (30.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 25.2 to 35.7) than...
Jul 7, 2021 · Delta Is Now The Dominant Coronavirus Variant In The U.S. July 6, 20218:23 PM ET. By. Jane Greenhalgh. , Rob Stein. Enlarge this image. The delta variant, first detected in India, is spreading...
Jul 30, 2021 · The Delta variant, originally known as B.1.617.2, has been around since late last year but in recent months it has become speedily dominant in many countries. It accounts for more than 80% of...
Jul 17, 2021 · With the highly contagious delta variant surging ferociously, Americans are once again grappling with pandemic anxiety. The surge has prompted a flurry of new mask mandates, vaccine mandates...
