Virginia health leaders say the Delta variant is driving cases up across the region. Author: Angelique Arintok Updated: 11:44 PM EDT July 22, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. Virginia health leaders say we re in a race against time. The Delta variant is fueling a rise in cases across the Eastern region of the state and the spread is even starting to worry some people who are fully vaccinated.
Dr. Bill Petri, a longtime infectious diseases professor at UVA, explains some of the key takeaways from this study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Health experts are waiting on more research to compare the protection of the Johnson & Johnson shot between the Alpha and Delta COVID-19 variants.