COVID Delta Variant

• UBC researchers say nasal spray could be the newest defense against COVID-19

  A nasal spray mechanism was found to be the most effective way to administer N-0385, Dr. François Jean said, as the virus tends to enter through the nasal passage.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2022
  
• Over 50,000 have died from COVID-19 in Florida — a quarter of them this summer

  Overall, about one in every 400 Florida residents who were alive in March 2020 has since died of COVID-19, with only cancer and heart disease more deadly.

  World

  Sep 17, 2021
  
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• Florida hit by its deadliest COVID-19 wave yet, driven by Delta variant surge

  In a positive sign, the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 in Florida has dropped over the past two weeks from more than 17,000 to 14,200 on Friday.

  World

  Sep 4, 2021
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• Hiring in U.S. slows as Delta variant hits travel and tourism sector

  U.S. employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring.

  Economy

  Sep 3, 2021
• ‘Get tested’ for COVID-19 even if you’re fully vaccinated, Fauci says as Delta variant rages

  The COVID-19 Delta variant is more efficient in transmitting from person to person when compared to other variants, and "no vaccine is 100 percent effective," Fauci said.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2021
• U.S. will not return to COVID-19 lockdowns despite Delta variant risks, Fauci predicts

  The average number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in U.S. has nearly doubled in the past 10 days, according to a Reuters analysis. 

  Health

  Aug 1, 2021
• U.S. events led to massive COVID-19 outbreak – mostly among fully vaccinated

  A new study by the U.S. CDC showed that three-quarters of individuals who became infected with COVID-19 at public events in a Massachusetts county had been fully vaccinated.

  Health

  Jul 30, 2021
• Delta COVID-19 variant as contagious as chickenpox, internal CDC report says

  Delta 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.

  World

  Jul 30, 2021
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• 2 shots of Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against Delta variant: study

  The study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reiterated that one shot of the vaccines isn’t enough for high protection.

  Health

  Jul 22, 2021
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• COVID-19 Delta variant now dominant strain worldwide, U.S. officials say

  U.S. cases of COVID-19 are up 70 per cent over the previous week and deaths are up 26 per cent, with outbreaks occurring in parts of the country with low vaccination rates.

  Health

  Jul 16, 2021