5 Things You Need to
Know About the, Delta Variant.
At the beginning of
the summer, people
were feeling optimistic
about the state of the
COVID-19 pandemic. .
Unfortunately, a new
worrisome strain of
COVID-19 has emerged:
the Delta variant. .
Here are five
things you need
to know about the
Delta variant. .
1. The Delta variant is
extremely contagious.
In an internal memo obtained by the 'New York Times,'
the CDC called the variant as contagious as chickenpox. .
Even “breakthrough cases” seem to carry a large
amount of virus in their noses and throats. This means
vaccinated people are able to spread Delta. .
2. Unvaccinated individuals are most at risk
when it comes to the Delta variant. .
This includes immunocompromised people who are
unable to get the vaccine and children under 12 years old,
for whom a vaccine has yet to be approved. .
3. Delta could lead to the formation of
drastic “hotspots” around the country. .
This means that if a poorly-vaccinated area is
surrounded by regions with high vaccination rates,
COVID-19 could become trapped within its borders. .
This could lead to local health care systems becoming overwhelmed, which would result in more deaths.
4. We have much more
to learn about the Delta variant.
This includes what symptoms it causes and whether it
makes people more severely sick than the original strain. .
A recent survey in the U.K.
found that traditional COVID-19
symptoms, such as a cough and
loss of smell, are not as common
with the Delta variant. .
5. Being fully vaccinated is
the best protection you can
possibly have against Delta. .
Pfizer has found its vaccine to be 88 percent
effective against symptomatic disease and 96 percent
effective against hospitalization from Delta. .
Moderna reports that its vaccine is effective
against Delta with only a “modest reduction in
neutralizing titers” observed in its studies.
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