by Richard A. Hendricks | Aug 30, 2021 | Health News
Covid-19 patients infected with the Delta variant had about double the risk of hospitalization compared to those infected with the Alpha variant, according to the study published Friday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. “The results suggest that...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Aug 13, 2021 | Health News
Protection against the Delta variant, now dominant across the US, barely waned, the National Institutes of Health-led team found. The team will continue to look for evidence of protection beyond six months. “High levels of binding antibodies recognizing all...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 31, 2021 | Health News
The document — a slide presentation — outlines unpublished data that shows fully vaccinated people might spread the Delta variant at the same rate as unvaccinated people. “I think people need to understand that we’re not crying wolf here. This...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 25, 2021 | Health News
The variant is spreading about 55% faster than the alpha strain that was first identified in the United Kingdom late last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) — and that strain spreads about 50% faster than the version that first began...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 8, 2021 | Health News
Although health officials have said evidence shows vaccinated people are unlikely to spread the virus to others, Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, says it may be important to watch to make sure the more...
