As important, vaccines are effective against the Delta variant and already provide a bulwark against its spread. But the contagiousness is what makes the Delta variant a formidable threat, Hanage said. “And that’s where Delta is really a concern.”Britain’s experience with the Delta variant has highlighted the importance not just of vaccination, but the strategy underlying it. Fortunately, those patterns do not hold for the Delta variant, because a large proportion of people at the highest risk now have been inoculated. The coronavirus pandemic began as a patchwork in the United States, and the Delta variant seems likely to restore the pattern, many experts believe.

Source: Indian Express July 15, 2021 04:52 UTC