The Delta variant is infecting a growing number of people in the U.S. and has become the nation’s greatest threat in the effort to control COVID-19, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
June 24, 2021 -- The Delta variant is infecting a growing number of people in the United States and has become the nation’s greatest threat in the effort to control COVID-19, White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, said TuesdayFauci said the U.S. appears to be following a pattern set in the U.K. with the Alpha variant, which was first detected in the U.K. last winter.
The variant, officially designated as B.1.6176.2, was behind 1.2% of sequenced COVID-19 samples on May 8, 2.7% on May 22, 9.9% on June 5, and 20.6% by June 19, Fauci said, citing data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said a U.K. study found the Pfizer and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are 92-96% effective against hospitalizations related to the Delta variant.
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