Why The Delta Variant Is So Contagious: A New Study Sheds Light : Goats and Soda : NPR

Why The Delta Variant Is So Contagious: A New Study Sheds Light : Goats and Soda : NPR It finds that the variant grows more rapidly inside people's respiratory tracts and to much higher levels, researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported. On average, people infected with the delta variant had about 1,000 times more copies of the virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain of the coronavirus, the study reported. More evidence for wearing a mask, even if you're vaccinated.