Delta Variant Covid

• Delta COVID-19 variant to make up nearly all B.C. cases within ‘weeks,’ says UBC modeller

  "Already, we're seeing that it's at around two-thirds of the cases, and with the spike in the Interior, it's only a couple of weeks."

  Health

  Aug 1, 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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• CDC now recommends fully vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some places

  The changes mark a reversal of the CDC's announcement in May that prompted millions of vaccinated Americans to shed their face coverings.

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  Jul 27, 2021
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• Delta COVID-19 variant: A look at the risks, symptoms and impact on vaccines

  Cases of the B.1.617.2 sub-lineage have been found in all 10 provinces in Canada. Here's what we know so far about this variant of concern.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2021
• Boris Johnson extends lockdown for 4 weeks due to Delta COVID-19 variant

  Boris Johnson delayed his plans to lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions by a month, warning that the delta variant meant if he did nothing thousands more people might die.

  World

  Jun 14, 2021
• Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate keeps rising — when will it stall?

  Canada's rocketing COVID-19 vaccination rate will eventually slow, experts think, though they disagree on when.

  Health

  Jun 12, 2021