TRIBUNJATENG.COM – Launching Reuters, according to interviews with 10 experts covid-19 leading, protection vaccine remains very strong against severe illness and hospitalization caused by any version of the coronavirus.
However, there is growing evidence that the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is capable of infecting fully vaccinated people at higher rates than previous versions, raising fears of a more massive spread.
Experts say the use of masks, social distancing and other measures may still be necessary, even in countries with campaigns vaccinebroad milk.
Israel recently re-established requirements for the use of masks indoors and requires travelers to be quarantined upon arrival.
Meanwhile, US officials are considering whether to revise mask guidance for those already vaccinated.
Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, is once again implementing a mask policy, even among those who have been vaccinated, both in indoor public spaces.
“The biggest risk to the world right now is Delta,” said microbiologist Sharon Peacock, who runs the UK effort to sequence the genome of the coronavirus variant. He called the Delta ‘the most suitable and fastest variant’.
Viruses continue to evolve through mutation, with the emergence of new variants. Sometimes this is more dangerous than the real thing.
The main concern about the Delta variant is not that the virus makes people sicker, but that it spreads much more easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalizations among those who are not vaccinated.
Public Health England said on Friday that of a total of 3,692 people hospitalized in the UK with the Delta variant, 58.3 per cent were not vaccinated, and 22.8 per cent were fully vaccinated.
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