COVID-19 Delta Variant
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Sister of pregnant Alberta woman who died of COVID-19 urges others to get vaccinatedEdmonton woman Jennifer Rosebluff-Thomas was about 29 weeks pregnant when she died of COVID-19, after being unvaccinated and contracting the more dangerous Delta variant.CanadaOct 7, 2021
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U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations hit 6-month high amid Delta variant surgeNationwide, COVID-19 cases have averaged 100,000 for three days in a row, up 35 per cent over the past week, according to a Reuters tally of public health data.WorldAug 9, 2021
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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 Delta variant spreadsChina has not eliminated but largely curbed COVID-19 at home with quick lockdowns and mass testing to isolate infected people whenever new cases pop up.WorldAug 3, 2021
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Does Delta COVID-19 variant make you sicker? Doctors probing amid ‘wildfire’ spreadThe CDC has cited research in Canada and other countries showing that people sick with the Delta variant were more likely to be hospitalized than patients earlier in the pandemic.WorldAug 2, 2021
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Delta COVID-19 variant as contagious as chickenpox, internal CDC report saysDelta is more transmissible than the original COVID-19 strain as well as the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, the report said.WorldJul 30, 2021
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How anti-vaxxers, Delta variant threaten Biden’s COVID-19 strategyThe White House has repeatedly pushed back against misinformation, targeting social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube in particular.WorldJul 29, 2021
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2 shots of Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against Delta variant: studyThe study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reiterated that one shot of the vaccines isn’t enough for high protection.HealthJul 22, 2021
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India has 414K COVID-19 deaths to date. The actual toll could be 10 times higherA new report states that India's actual death toll could be in the millions, not thousands. But the government has dismissed those concerns as exaggerated and misleading.WorldJul 20, 2021
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Toronto Western Hospital COVID-19 outbreak ‘likely’ linked to Delta variant"It has never been more important – even when vaccinated – to continue to follow hospital infection prevention and control and public health measures," a UHN staff memo said.HealthJun 21, 2021
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COVID-19: Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant in CanadaThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. The variant was first identified in India.CanadaJun 18, 2021
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