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Delta
Variant is Different - It's the NEW COVID Delta Variant COVID
SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2, is a
variant of lineage B.1.617 of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID. It was
first detected in India in late 2020. The World Health Organization
(WHO) named it the Delta variant on 31 May 2021. What’s different
about DELTA Variant Patients? The delta variant is almost like a
whole new COVID virus, as it behaves very differently from the
previous COVID strains. It has at least three mutations on its spike
protein, and more specifically, on its receptor-binding domain.
That’s the part of the spike protein that binds to the ACE2
receptor on the cells in your body. The delta variant’s mutations
help it bind more efficiently to the ACE2 receptor and allow the
virus to enter the cell more easily. Also, its mutations allow it to
better evade the body’s immune system.
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COVID Delta Variant Explained 00:29
Delta Variant USA Update 00:39
Is the Delta Variant more Contagious than other Variants? 01:03
Fully vaccinated people can still spread the delta variant and be
infected by it. 01:56
Does The Delta Variant Make Unvaccinated People More Prone to Dying?
02:35
COVID Breakthrough Cases 03:41
Unvaccinated patients regret not getting vaccinated 05:55
Covid Vaccine Update in the US 06:45
Vaccine Hesitancy 07:56
What Hospitals are using to treat covid? 08:22
Covid Vaccine Infertility 08:38
Covid Vaccine Pregnancy 09:09
Medical Exemption of Not Getting COVID Vaccines The delta variant has
caused COVID cases in the USA to rise over 300% over the past month,
along with similar increases in hospitalizations and deaths. The
Delta variant is estimated to be at least 60% more transmissible. One
CDC document suggests the Delta variant is about as transmissible as
chickenpox -- with each infected person infecting, on average, 8 or 9
other people. Compare that to the original strain of COVID, which was
about as contagious as the common cold, with each infected person
infecting two others, on average. Studies on people infected with
delta variant showed that the fully vaccinated had as much virus in
their bodies as unvaccinated people did. That doesn’t mean worse
infection, though, if you’re vaccinated. But what the significance
of those high viral loads leads to the higher transmission of the
virus, vaccinated or not. Even if they don’t have symptoms. It's
why the CDC says that even vaccinated people should wear masks in
areas of sustained or high transmission. Also, a study in China found
that the viral loads of people infected with Delta were 1,000 times
higher than people infected at the beginning of the pandemic, and
delta transmits in four days, compared to six days for the original
strain. Three somewhat older studies from Canada, Singapore, and
Scotland show that people infected with the Delta variant are more
likely to end up in the hospital. Does it make unvaccinated people
more prone to death compared to the original strain? Hard to know
since there are currently no studies showing that one way or another.
It’s also trickier to answer this question because you’re
comparing apples to oranges. You’re comparing different strains
with the original strain; no one was vaccinated in 2020. Also, at the
beginning of the covid pandemic, we weren’t using things like
dexamethasone and tocilizumab, two drugs that we now use to treat
COVID, because we now know they reduce mortality. With the mRNA
vaccines we have, they are about 95% effective at preventing serious
COVID illness. So we know that even before the delta covid variant
emerged, there will be breakthrough cases. The CDC released a study
examining an outbreak in Massachusetts where 74% of people who got
infected had been fully vaccinated -- and four of them ended up in
the hospital. Testing showed that the Delta variant made up 90% of
those cases. But overall, still, MOST of the virus is spread by
unvaccinated people. The CDC reported a total of 6,587 breakthrough
cases, including 6,239 hospitalizations and 1,263 deaths as of July
26. At that time, more than 163 million people in the US were fully
vaccinated against Covid. But here is pretty impressive. STAT: Less
than 0.004% of people who have been fully vaccinated experienced
breakthrough infections resulting in hospitalization, and less than
0.001% have died from the disease. Doctor Mike Hansen, MD Internal
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For
Immediate Release | August 20, 2021 New health measures introduced
for all Interior Health region IH-WIDE – Interior Health (IH) is
introducing new public health orders covering the entire Interior
Health region to manage COVID-19 activity. Effective at midnight
tonight: • Masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces for
people 12 years and older. • Low-intensity indoor group exercise is
permitted to a maximum 10 people per class. High intensity indoor
group exercise is not permitted. • Outdoor group exercise is
permitted up to 50 people per class.
Learn
moreabout
resources to help you and your communities stay informed and
connected, and the latest ways we're responding.
On
July 27, 2021, CDC released updated
guidance
on the need for urgently increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage and
a recommendation for everyone in areas of substantial
or high transmission
to wear a mask in public indoor places, even if they are fully
vaccinated. CDC issued this new guidance due to several concerning
developments and newly emerging data signals. First is a reversal in
the downward trajectory of cases. In the days leading up to our
guidance update, CDC saw a rapid and alarming rise in the COVID case
and hospitalization rates around the country.
In
late June, our 7-day moving average of reported cases was around
12,000. On July 27, the 7-day moving average of cases reached over
60,000. This case rate looked more like the rate of cases we had
seen before the vaccine was widely available.
Second,
new data began to emerge that the Delta variant was more infectious
and was leading to increased transmissibility when compared to other
variants, even in vaccinated individuals. This includes recently
published data from CDC and our public health partners, unpublished
surveillance data that will be publicly available in the coming
weeks, information included in CDC’s updated Science
Brief on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination,
and ongoing outbreak investigations linked to the Delta variant.
Delta
is currently the predominant strain of the virus in the United
States. Below is a high-level summary of what CDC scientists have
recently learned about the Delta variant. More information will be
made available when more data are published or released in other
formats.
Infections
and Spread
The
Delta variant causes more infections and spreads faster than early
forms of SARS-CoV-2
The
Delta variant is more contagious:
The Delta variant is highly contagious, more than 2x as contagious
as previous variants.
Some
data suggest the Delta variant might cause more severe illness than
previous strains in unvaccinated persons.
In two different studies from Canada and Scotland, patients infected
with the Delta variant were more likely to be hospitalized than
patients infected with Alpha or the original virus strains.
Unvaccinated
people remain the greatest concern:
Although breakthrough infections happen much less often than
infections in unvaccinated people, individuals infected with the
Delta variant, including fully vaccinated people with symptomatic
breakthrough infections, can transmit it to others. CDC is
continuing to assess data on whether fully vaccinated people with
asymptomatic breakthrough infections can transmit. However, the
greatest risk of transmission is among unvaccinated people who are
much more likely to contract, and therefore transmit the virus.
Fully
vaccinated people with Delta variant breakthrough infections can
spread the virus to others. However, vaccinated people appear to be
infectious for a shorter period: Previous
variants typically produced less virus in the body of infected fully
vaccinated people (breakthrough infections) than in unvaccinated
people. In contrast, the Delta variant seems to produce the same
high amount of virus in both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated
people. However, like other variants, the amount of virus produced
by Delta breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people also
goes down faster than infections in unvaccinated people. This means
fully vaccinated people are likely infectious for less time than
unvaccinated people.
Vaccines
Vaccines
in the US are highly effective, including against the Delta variant
Vaccines
continue to reduce a person’s risk of contracting the virus that
cause COVID-19, including this variant. The COVID-19 vaccines
authorized in the United States are highly effective at preventing
severe disease and death, including against the Delta variant. But
they are not 100% effective and some fully vaccinated people will
become infected (called a breakthrough infection) and experience
illness. For such people, the vaccine still provides them strong
protection against serious illness and death.
Masks
Given
what we know about the Delta variant, vaccine effectiveness, and
current vaccine coverage, layered prevention strategies, such as
wearing masks, are needed to reduce the transmission of this variant
At
this time, as we build the level of vaccination nationwide, we must
also use all the prevention strategies available, including masking
indoors in public places, to stop transmission and stop the
epidemic.
Vaccines
are playing a crucial role in limiting spread of the virus and
minimizing severe disease. Although vaccines are highly effective,
they are not perfect and there will be vaccine breakthrough
infections. Millions of Americans are vaccinated, and that number is
growing. This means that even though the risk of breakthrough
infections is low, there will be thousands of fully vaccinated
people who become infected and able to infect others, especially
with the surging spread of the Delta variant. Low vaccination
coverage in many communities is driving the current rapid and large
surge in cases associated with the Delta variant, which also
increases the chances that even more concerning variants could
emerge.
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