Public urged to get vaccinated as CDC shows danger of COVID-19 Delta variant

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An infectious disease expert on Saturday, July 31, stressed the importance of vaccination as a document released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the more transmissible Delta variant is as

The CDC also said that although vaccinated people rarely get serious breakthrough infections, when they do get infected, they can transmit the virus as easily as unvaccinated people.

“Vaccinated people with breakthrough Delta infection can infect people around them, even though vaccinated people are much less likely to die. Delta is also more deadly compared to non-Delta, so it’s a really good idea to get vaccinated,” Dr. Edsel Salvana, infectious disease expert and member of the Department of Health Technical Advisory Group, said in a Facebook post.

 

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