The
delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe disease than all other known versions of the virus, according to an internal presentation circulated within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the agency, acknowledged Tuesday that vaccinated people with so-called breakthrough infections of the delta variant carry just as much virus in their nose and throat as unvaccinated people, and may spread it just as readily, if less often.
But the internal document lays out a broader and grimmer view of the variant.
Delta variant as contagious as chickenbox, finds CDC internal report
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Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, according to CDC internal report
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