Delta is getting a lot of chatter and air time today. What is the Delta variant? It started off as the “double mutant” in India (also known as B.1.617 or Kappa), which had two worrisome mutations occur at the same time. (After further investigation, we found that “double mutant” was a terrible name because it wasn’t doubly dangerous. Read more
Thank you for this. Next week my family is fortunate to be all completely vaccinated. I have cried at each stick out of gratefulness. This new development still scares the crap out of me. Will we get this behind us??? I am weary from worrying.
Dr. Jetelina, I believe that most of those who have been infected with the delta variant were unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated. Have there been cases of serious breakthrough infections (i.e. not just asymptomatic colonizations) with delta in fully vaccinated persons? I thought not.
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Thank you for this. Next week my family is fortunate to be all completely vaccinated. I have cried at each stick out of gratefulness. This new development still scares the crap out of me. Will we get this behind us??? I am weary from worrying.
I am curious how long it took for the UK to go from 6% (or even 10%) to 60% prevalence of the Delta variant.
Dr. Jetelina, I believe that most of those who have been infected with the delta variant were unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated. Have there been cases of serious breakthrough infections (i.e. not just asymptomatic colonizations) with delta in fully vaccinated persons? I thought not.