COVID-19 Delta Variant Reveals Weaknesses in International Response, and Prompts New Action
The virus has already mutated through this past year, and each possibility of a new strain comes with new challenges.
Even though vaccination efforts have been well underway in the U.S., a new strain of the COVID-19 virus known as the Delta variant is beginning to spread. First detected in India, the variant has now been traced to 85 countries. Experts estimate that one in five infections in the U.S. come from this strain, and that it will be the primary strain in the U.S. within the next two months. This new variant of the virus has a much higher transmission rate, and more potential for worse infection rates.
Experts agree that popular vaccinations including the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are effective on holding off this variant of the virus. There is still concern that it will do harm to unvaccinated communities in the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that undervaccinated areas will see an increase in cases.
“When you have such a low level of vaccination superimposed upon a variant that has a high degree of efficiency of spread, what you are going to see among undervaccinated regions — be that states, cities or counties — you’re going…
