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CDC director says she expects the Indian 'Delta' variant to become dominant in the US in 'one or two months' as the number of people infected with strain in the UK rises by 80% in a week
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said on Friday she expects the Indian 'Delta' coronavirus variant, B.1.617.2, to become dominant in the U.S.
- She noted that the Alpha 'Kent' variant took between one or two months to become the most prevalent strain in America and believes the same situation will occur with B.1.617.2
- As of Friday, the strain makes up 10% of all cases in the U.S., which is nearly double from the 6% of cases it accounted for last week
- Walensky urged Americans to get vaccinated, noting that studies have found two doses of COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against the Delta variant
- In the UK, the variant now accounts for 99% of cases, and the amount of people infected increased from 42,000 to 76,000 in a week - an 80% jump
- Last week, 383 Britons were hospitalized with the mutant strain, which rose to 806 this week, and variant deaths rose from 42 to 73
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-06-19 |
