By Bill Galluccio
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it now considers the Delta variant, which was first identified in India as a variant of concern. Previously, the CDC had considered the mutated strain to be a variant of interest. The new variant currently accounts for 10% of the cases in the United States.
The Delta variant is the sixth one that CDC considers a variant of concern, joining strains identified in the United Kingdom, South Africa, California, Japan, and Brazil.
The new variant could become the dominant strain in the United States by the fall and could spread amongst people who are not fully vaccinated.
By Bill Galluccio
Photo: Getty Images
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it now considers the Delta variant, which was first identified in India as a variant of concern. Previously, the CDC had considered the mutated strain to be a variant of interest. The new variant currently accounts for 10% of the cases in the United States.
The Delta variant is the sixth one that CDC considers a variant of concern, joining strains identified in the United Kingdom, South Africa, California, Japan, and Brazil.
The new variant could become the dominant strain in the United States by the fall and could spread amongst people who are not fully vaccinated.
By Bill Galluccio
Photo: Getty Images
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that it now considers the Delta variant, which was first identified in India as a variant of concern. Previously, the CDC had considered the mutated strain to be a variant of interest. The new variant currently accounts for 10% of the cases in the United States.
The Delta variant is the sixth one that CDC considers a variant of concern, joining strains identified in the United Kingdom, South Africa, California, Japan, and Brazil.
The new variant could become the dominant strain in the United States by the fall and could spread amongst people who are not fully vaccinated.
CDC now calls coronavirus Delta variant a variant of concern
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now calls the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known as B.1.617.2, a variant of concern. .
Posted: Jun 15, 2021 4:33 PM
Updated: Jun 15, 2021 7:00 PM
Posted By: CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now calls the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus, also known as B.1.617.2, a variant of concern.
The variant of concern designation is given to strains of the virus that scientists believe are more transmissible or can cause more severe disease. Vaccines, treatments and tests that detect the virus may also be less effective against a variant of concern. Previously, the CDC had considered the Delta variant to be a variant of interest.