COVID-19: Data reveals spread of Delta in England - with variant making up 90% of new cases

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Explainer: The Delta variant of COVID-19 is growing exponentially in England, even outside the original hotspots, new data has revealed

The sharp rise in the figures could be partly due to increased surge testing and sequencing in these areas, as well as the spread of the variant itself. Until now, it was not thought exponential growth on this scale was happening in as many parts of England.

Now, a paper referenced by the PHE report suggests it is 64% more transmissible within the home, even after adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic background and vaccination status. But, the good news is that people who have been double vaccinated have similar levels of protection against the Delta variant as they do against the Alpha variant.

A single vaccine dose also offers less protection against the Delta variant. It is as much as 17% less effective than it is for Alpha in the case of some vaccines.

 

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Yeah OK! Just in time for restrictions to be extended! We don't believe this bull**it anymore. EnoughIsEnough We (the people) have decided this is over on June21st

Boloocls

Let’s get the facts straight. As long as psychopaths are not releasing variant Covid-19 viruses in any given area, then people can continue normally like they do at the G7 summit. Luckily, people connected with these psychopaths will know if an area is safe or not & so No mask.

Keep all your nasty selves down south, stay away from cumbria

Delta = Indian variant 🤔

The hoax continues

Also known as the 'we took a controllable virus and inserted Boris Johnson's deadly DNA directly into it' variant.

Here we go again this is what happens when you allow over 20000 people in from India. Well done Boris

Fook

Bore off, why do you want us locked up forever? Why are you furling peoples mental health issues?

This is 100% on Johnson for poor border controls Thanks Boris

The only important thing is how many people are going to hospital and ICU. Report on that ffs

If only Johnson had put India on the Red list on April 1st. when we knew about the new variant, instead of waiting until the 23rd. All these cases are down to him.

Mind the tories let it in to the country

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