The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus, now makes up more than half of all new Covid-19 infections in the US, according to estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Delta accounts for 51.7% of new infections in the US, according to the CDC. The B.1.1.7, or Alpha variant, which has dominated for months, now accounts for 28.7% of cases, the CDC said. If ever there was a reason to get vaccinated, this is it, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday.
The variant poses a significant threat, to unvaccinated people Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said.
US coronavirus: These parts of the US could become breeding grounds for potentially more Covid-19 variants, expert says
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These parts of the US could become breeding grounds for potentially more Covid-19 variants, expert says
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Expert says some parts of the US could become breeding grounds for more COVID-19 variants
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