by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 2, 2021 | Health News
The virus is still running rampant, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths back to levels not seen since the winter thanks to the new Delta variant, according to a CNN data analysis. Despite that, there’s hope on the horizon when it comes to the fight against...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Aug 19, 2021 | Health News
Yet they also say studies are showing that even vaccinated people are more likely to become infected now, so they are laying plans now for providing boosters, if federal regulators give the go-ahead. It’s because of a triple whammy of naturally waning immunity,...
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 9, 2021 | Health News
Also known as B.1.617.2, it is clearly more transmissible, but it is unclear if it causes more severe disease. It’s taken over from the B.1.1.7 or Alpha variant in most of the countries where it is spreading fastest, but most also still have a mix of variants....
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jul 2, 2021 | Health News
The World Health Organization says the Delta variant, also known as B.1.617.2, has spread to at least 85 countries since it was first identified in India last fall. By mid-June, the Delta variant accounted for 99% of Covid-19 cases in the UK, according to Public...
