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CDC: Coronavirus Delta variant classified as “variant of concern”

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HealthDay News – The highly communicable delta variant of the coronavirus has been classified as a “variant of concern” by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was identified in India in December and detected in 54 countries by June. It is now one of six worrying variants, the New York Times reported.

The rapid spread of the Delta variant in England has forced the government to postpone the planned lifting of all pandemic restrictions on June 21. Some measures remain in place for four more weeks. Data from the UK suggests the Delta variant is at least 50 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, which was first discovered in that country, The Times said.

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While the Delta variant spreads quickly and can bypass some antibody treatments in part, the CDC stressed that approved vaccines against the variant are highly effective and urged all people who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccination to get up as soon as possible to get fully vaccinated Times reported. Data from the UK suggest that single doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines are only 33 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant.

The delta variant “has quickly become the dominant variant in England” and accounts for more than 90 percent of new infections, scientists recently reported.

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