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Aug 5, 2021 · We spoke to virologist Nadia Roan, PhD, associate professor at UC San Francisco and associate investigator at the Gladstone Institutes, about the latest developments in our knowledge of the Delta variant. How much more infectious is the Delta variant? How is it able to do that?
Jul 2, 2021 · Research suggests that delta, officially known as B.1.617.2, is the most contagious of all the known variants to date, including the highly transmissible alpha variant that was first...
Jun 22, 2021 · People who are infected by Delta may carry 1,000 times more virus, and for a longer period of time, than those infected by the original virus. Other evidence suggests that the variant may be...
Jul 30, 2021 · Delta has quickly become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in over a dozen countries around the world. How contagious and deadly is this variant? Will vaccines remain protective against Delta?
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...
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.
Aug 6, 2021 · Because the Delta variant is so much more contagious than previous variants, CDC issued new guidelines on July 27, 2021, which recommend that even after vaccination, people should “wear a...
