CDC Delta Variant Report

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(WJW/AP) — The delta variant of the coronavirus is as contagious as chickenpox, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as more Americans are vaccinated, so will the number of vaccinated people who fall ill.

It also indicates that the infection in vaccinated people may be as transmissible as it is in the unvaccinated.

The report released Friday details the outbreak after several large public events in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in July 2021. According to the CDC, 469 cases of COVID-19 were identified in residents who were there between July 3 and July 17.

Of those infected, 346 were fully vaccinated. About 274 of the 469 with penetrating infection had symptoms. Five patients were hospitalized, four of whom were vaccinated. No deaths were reported.

The delta variant was found in samples from the majority of those tested.

The documents indicate that the delta variant, first discovered in India, causes infections that are more contagious than colds, influenza, smallpox and the Ebola virus, and are as contagious as the highly contagious chickenpox.

Since January, people who became infected after vaccination have made up a growing portion of hospital admissions and in-hospital deaths among COVID-19 patients, according to the documents. This trend coincides with the delta variable spread.

The report emphasized that vaccination remains the most important strategy for preventing severe disease and death.

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The report contained information that prompted US health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation should fight the coronavirus. Last week, the CDC recommended that people in areas with high transmission rates wear masks in indoor public spaces regardless of their vaccination status.

Recommending masks for everyone and ordering vaccinations for doctors and other health workers are among the measures the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering.

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