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Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties reported similar increases amid a drop in vaccination rates and increase in delta variant cases.
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All the data so far shows the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious disease or hospitalization, Dr. Anthony Fauci said. Vaccination is also imperative to preventing mutations, he added.
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New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain.
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The CDC released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for more than 51% of cases in the U.S. In some parts of the country, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.
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WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the strain is continuing to evolve and mutate, and it is becoming the predominant COVID-19 virus in many countries.
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Said one health official: “Now that it has a foothold in Florida, it's just a matter of time before it becomes dominant. So it’s very concerning.”
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The variant apparently already accounts for at least 14% of all new infections, according to the research analysis posted online of more than 242,000 infections nationwide over the last six months.
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More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast in the U.S. it could cause another surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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A woman with multiple sclerosis says Delta Air Lines employees tied her to a wheelchair with a blanket when they didn't have a chair that could…
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Survivors of a mass shooting at a Florida high school are hoping to expand the reach of their gun control movement by seeking a boycott of companies doing…