The alarming prediction on the Delta variant and new cases

The Delta variant of coronavirus that have arisen in India could represent 90% of the new cases of Covid-19 in the European Union (EU) at the end of August, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC, according to the acronym) said today.

“Based on the available scientific evidence, the Delta variant is more transmissible than others (…) and we estimate that by the end of August it will represent 90% “of new cases in the EU, the European agency said in a note.

ECDC director Andrea Ammon called for extreme vigilance and said “it is very likely that the Delta variant circulate widely during the summer, especially among young people who are not vaccinated ”, reproduced the AFP press agency.

To face the urgency of this variant, which is between 40% and 60% more transmissible As Alpha, which emerged in the UK and is currently predominant in the region, the health agency called for accelerated vaccinations.

Laboratory and real-life studies agree that a single dose of a vaccine provides only limited protection against variant which appeared in India.