Delta variant on the loose in UK

[wetnose]

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57489740

Their 7 day average went up from 1851 to 9175 in 1 month (ending June 20) - nearly 5x increase. Hospitalizations and deaths are still low, though.

 

[staredecisis]

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57489740

Their 7 day average went up from 1851 to 9175 in 1 month - nearly 5x increase. Hospitalizations and deaths are still low, though.

There's conflicting stuff on this. Some reports say even 1 dose is 90% effective against hospitalization but not infection and others say none of the vaccines or any dose does anything against it. Who knows

 

[wetnose]

There's conflicting stuff on this. Some reports say even 1 dose is 90% effective against hospitalization but not infection and others say none of the vaccines or any dose does anything against it. Who knows

Public Health UK did a study on the vaccines against Delta variant: 2 doses of Pfizer or Astra Zeneca are 96% and 92% effective against hospitalization.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...ve-against-hospitalisation-from-delta-variant

Now you know.