The particularly contagious Delta coronavirus variant will account for 90 percent by the end of August. all new infections in the European Union, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimated on Wednesday, which also warns of another deadly COVID-19 pandemic wave.
Coronavirus: Fourth Wave by Delta Variant?
ECDC explains that while the Alpha variant, detected in the UK, continues to dominate the EU, recent models predict that the Delta variant, identified in India, will be responsible for 70 percent. new infections in the EU in early August and 90 percent. by the end of the same month.
“Based on the available evidence, the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) is 40-60 percent. more contagious than Alpha (B.1.1.7) and may increase the risk of hospitalization. In addition, there is evidence that people who only received the first dose of the two-dose vaccination course are less protected against infection with the Delta variant than against other variants, regardless of the type of vaccine. However, complete vaccination provides almost equivalent protection against the Delta variant»- wrote in a press release from ECDC.
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ECDC experts also warn that in the fall the coronavirus pandemic could take the same proportions as it did in the second half of 2020.
«Model scenarios indicate that any relaxation during the summer months of the stringent anti-epidemic measures that were in place in the EU at the beginning of June could lead to a rapid and significant increase in daily infections in all age groups, with an accompanying increase in hospitalizations and deaths, potentially reaching the same level every autumn 2020 if no additional measures are taken »warns ECDC.
According to agency experts, the only way to avoid another wave of the pandemic is to fully vaccinate all groups at risk of severe COVID-19, which should be carried out as early as possible to reduce the risk of hospitalization and deaths.
“For maximum protection in the shortest possible time, it is recommended that those at highest risk of severe infection receive a second dose of the vaccine as soon as possible after the first dose”, recommends the release.
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