Highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading fast in California - Los Angeles Times

Highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant spreading fast in California - Los Angeles Times The Delta variant is gaining traction in Los Angeles.Only two states away.

Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: 'We will be the canary'

Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: 'We will be the canary': As immunizations slow, the delta variant has become the predominant form of the virus in the region. Aaron Schekorra, a spokesman for the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, said it makes up 93% of the random sample of cases that the county is sending for analysis, up from 70% three weeks ago.

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated - New York Daily News

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated - New York Daily News: only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.

Delta: WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as variant spreads

Delta: WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as variant spreads “Vaccine alone won’t stop community transmission,” Simao added. “People need to continue to use masks consistently, be in ventilated spaces, hand hygiene ... the physical distance, avoid crowding. This still continues to be extremely important, even if you’re vaccinated when you have a community transmission ongoing.” Looks like I'll be wearing a mask again. The Delta variant should hit my state in a week or so.

Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: 'We will be the canary'

Unvaccinated Missourians fuel COVID: 'We will be the canary' Frederick said some people in the heavily Republican state are resistant because they feel as if Democrats are pushing the vaccine. “I keep telling people, while we are busy fighting with each other, this thing is picking us off one by one,” he said. “It takes no sides. It has no political affiliation. It is not red. It is not blue. It is a virus. And if we don’t protect ourselves, we are going to do a lot of damage to our community.” Extreme political polarization leads to death and chaos. I guess the poor and naive are disposable. May God have mercy on the souls of everyone who manipulated these people for cheap political points. How Newt Gringrish Destroyed American Politics

Delta plus Covid variant: Here's what you need to know

Delta plus Covid variant: Here's what you need to know:India’s Health Ministry reportedly said Wednesday that it had found around 40 cases of the delta plus variant with the K417N mutation. The ministry released a statement on Tuesday in which it said that INSACOG, a consortium of 28 laboratories genome sequencing the virus in India during the pandemic, had informed it that the delta plus variant has three worrying characteristics. These are, it said: increased transmissibility, stronger binding to receptors of lung cells and the potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response (which could reduce the efficacy of a lifesaving monoclonal antibody therapy given to some hospitalized Covid patients). I don't have time to write about this because I'm grading, but I just bought some KN95 masks, even though I'm vaccinated.

US Delta-Variant Rate Doubled in 2 Weeks, 9.9% to 20.6%: Fauci

US Delta-Variant Rate Doubled in 2 Weeks, 9.9% to 20.6%: Fauci Exponential growth. It's a freight train that can't be stopped at this point. Let's watch as, sadly, people discover the limits of their ideology.