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The danger of the Delta variant


How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant (B.1.617.2)?

Data indicate that Delta is 40-60% more transmissible than Alpha and almost twice as transmissible as the original Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2.

How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant? Here's What the Science Says

The Delta variant is fueling COVID-19 cases across the US, and raising questions about what this all means for the course of the pandemic.

Scientists Identify What Makes the Delta Variant Dangerous and ...

Delta is the most virulent leading to severe symptoms and increased mortality among infected people. A new peer-reviewed study provides answers to why delta is ...

What doctors wish patients knew about the dangerous Delta variant

The COVID-19 Delta variant, a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2, is rapidly spreading and poses a threat to unvaccinated and partially ...

The danger of the Delta variant | News

It appears that, in comparison with the previously dominant virus, Delta produces higher viral loads earlier in infection, which may mean that ...

All You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Delta Variant

Dr. Rizzo answered our questions about the COVID-19 variant that is on the rise. Early research suggests Delta is possibly more dangerous ...

Delta Variant: The New Challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic, an ...

This variant has been shown to have a higher transmission rate than the previous variants, even in fully vaccinated people, and it is estimated that the Delta ...

What do I need to know about the delta variant? - Mayo Clinic

Nipunie Rajapakse, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic: The delta variant is concerning because it is spread much more easily than prior ...

The Delta Variant: What You Need to Know | Newsroom

The Delta variant appears more transmissible and may be associated with more severe COVID-19 illness, so this could lead to another COVID-19 surge in ...

Delta Variant - COVID-19 - Baptist Health

Delta appears to be the most contagious of all the SARS-CoV-2 variants. Is the Delta Variant a Greater Health Risk Than Other Forms of the Virus? The potential ...

COVID-19 Delta variant has proven worse than expected

The Delta variant is genetically different from previous coronavirus variants, with a specific mutation in the spike protein it uses to latch ...

Omicron, Delta, Alpha, and More: What To Know About the ...

How contagious is it? It's estimated that Delta caused more than twice as many infections as previous variants—in Connecticut, it was estimated ...

Confronting the Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2, Summer 2021

What is increasingly clear is that breakthrough infections remain infrequent but are occurring with the Delta variant; however, the currently ...

Analysis of the Delta Variant B.1.617.2 COVID-19 - PMC

With the delta variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.617.2, quickly ramping up infections around the world, we need to understand what makes ...

Why COVID-19's Delta Variant Is Bad News For The Pandemic

It is twice as transmittable as the original strain of the COVID-19 virus. People infected with the Delta variant have roughly 1,000 times more ...

Covid's Delta Variant: What We Know - The New York Times

An internal document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that the Delta variant is much more contagious than other known ...

How Dangerous Is the Delta Variant, and Will It Cause a COVID ...

Experts say the Delta variant poses a relatively low threat to fully vaccinated people. “You should not worry at all” if you have had two doses ...

How dangerous is the Delta variant? | COVID Vaccine Facts

The Delta variant is the most contagious variant of COVID-19 to date, fueling new outbreaks in the United States and worldwide. This variant spreads twice ...

What you need to know about the Delta variant | UNICEF

Yes. The Delta variant is highly contagious, about twice as contagious as previous variants. However, the same precautions, such as avoiding crowded spaces, ...

Why the Delta Variant is a Threat - Risks to Consider for Mass ...

Dr. Fichtenbaum and other researchers note troubling differences in the delta variant that make it a greater health risk than previous forms of COVID-19.