Dr John Campbell
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Delta variant more dangerous
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29:19Now PlayingUK, delay to 19th July
10 million more vaccine doses
Delta variant
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Higher viral loads for longer
Detected in 74 countries
Most contagious variant so far
China, Namibia, US, Scandinavia, Pacific, Mongolia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile
Change in presentation
Cold like features
Symptoms now (since May)
Headache
Sore throat
Runny nose
Fever
Cough
No loss of smell
Guangzhou, China
12% of patients becoming severely or critically ill within three to four days symptom onset
Consistent reduced vaccine efficacy after one dose
Indonesia
Delta increasing
New wave of infections, peak early July
Jakarta hospitals, 75%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, hospitals overwhelmed
President, Félix Tshisekedi
I am going to take drastic measures to deal with this upsurge of the disease
We’re talking about the Indian variant in particular
Zimbabwe
Localised lockdowns
Delta variant in the US
Currently 10% of Covid-19 cases in the US
B.1.617.2 variant
Proportion is doubling every two weeks
Probably will become the dominant strain in the US.
Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration
I think in parts of the country where you have less vaccination
particularly in parts of the South, where you have some cities where vaccination rates are low
there's a risk that you could see outbreaks with this new variant
Where less than 50% of adults have had at least one dose
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Wyoming
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