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The Delta variant spreads as fast as chicken pox, according to an unpublished document from the US agency CDC. The World Health Organization has warned that this mutation could jeopardize the hard-won successes in fighting the coronavirus. And it reminds us of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
- The Delta variant spreads at the same rate as chicken pox, according to an unpublished report by the US government agency CDC.
- CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirms: This is one of the most contagious viruses we know about
- The head of the WHO admitted that the hardly achieved successes in the fight against COVID-19 could be lost due to the spread of the Delta mutation
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that coronavirus infections increased by 80% in most regions of the world in the last four weeks.
- More information about COVID-19 can be found on the Onet homepage
The Delta variant is just as infectious as chicken pox
The Washington Post was the first to reach an internal document of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, a leading global organization fighting epidemics). The information in the report shows that the Delta variant is as infectious as chickenpox. Each infected person infects eight or nine others on average. By comparison, the primary variant of the coronavirus was transmitted like a common cold, an infected person transmitting the virus to an average of two other people.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirmed the authenticity of the document in an interview with the American media. – This is a serious matter. This is one of the most infectious viruses we know about. At the level of measles or chicken pox, she told CNN.
The strength of the spread of viruses is indicated by the R0 index, or the reproduction rate. “There are really few diseases with an R0 of eight or nine,” Walensky told CNN.
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WHO: COVID-19 infections increased by 80% Vaccines are effective
The threat posed by the Delta variant was referred to by the Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. At a press briefing held on July 30, he admitted that the hardly achieved successes in the fight against COVID-19 could be wasted due to the spread of the Delta mutation.
The head of WHO reported that over the past four weeks, the number of coronavirus infections in most regions of the world has increased by 80%. He also indicated that in Africa – where only 1,5 percent were vaccinated. population – COVID-19 mortality increased by 80% in the last month.
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WHO’s director of emergencies, Mike Ryan, noted that COVID-19 vaccines are effective in fighting the disease. – Vaccines that have been approved by the WHO offer considerable protection against severe disease and hospitalization. We are fighting the same virus over and over again, only more efficient – he said.
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At the meeting, the WHO chief expert responsible for COVID-19, Maria van Kerkhove, reported that the number of hospitalizations had increased, “although the Delta variant has not been reported to be more lethal than others.”
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has already been reported in 132 countries. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 198 million cases of infection have been confirmed worldwide, 4,2 million people have died.
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