Alert: Delta variant is spreading around the world and alarm is growing in the European Union and other countries

As it spreads around the world, the new Delta variant (first identified in India) is starting to worry, especially in countries like Israel, the UK, Germany O United States, who already have more than half of the population vaccinated with at least one dose.

the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC, for its acronym in English) said that the Delta variant this is between 40% and 60% more contagious than Alpha variant (of UK), currently dominant in Europe, and which, in turn, has been estimated to be up to 70% more transmissible than the Wuhan original variant.

Based on these data, the ECDC expect that by the end of August, Delta account for 90% of new coronavirus infections in Europe. Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) I had already noticed that Delta is in the process of becoming the globally dominant variant.

Because of his higher transmission capacity, Delta worries many governments of Europe, where most countries have decided relax restrictions to help the tourism industry -one of the most affected by the pandemic- in times of summer 2021.

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“It is very likely that the Delta variant circulates widely during the summer (boreal), particularly among younger individuals who are not subject to vaccination “said of the ECDC and added: “This could present a risk that the most vulnerable people will be infected and have a serious illness and die if not fully immunizeds“.

Although vaccines like this Pfizer-BioNTech Yes Oxford-AstraZeneca they have already proven to have efficiency levels greater than 90% against variant (96% and 92%, respectively) when the two-dose schedule is followed, and the Instituto Gamalea says your vaccine Sputnik V is the most efficient, the ECDC indicated that, according to preliminary data “It can also infect people who have only received a single dose of currently available vaccines.”, added to a significant portion of the population that has not yet been immunized so as not to meet the criteria.

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On the optimistic side, the ECDC said two doses of the approved vaccines – Europe has so far authorized the use of Pfizer, Modern, AstraZeneca Yes Johnson & johnson– offered “high protection” against variant infection and the risk of hospitalization.

At Israel, where he percentage of vaccinated with both doses (the majority of Pfizer) is about to reach 50%, they decided reset some restrictions, in particular linked to international flights, because of epidemic connected to strain. It’s the first time that Israel exceeds 100 daily cases of coronavirus since April and it is estimated that 70% of new infections come from Delta.

In the same vein, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel He said yesterday that he would like other European countries to also require quarantines for people arriving from places where there are high levels of the variant. Delta. Based on data from Robert Koch Institute, the proportion of infections caused by Delta it doubled from one week to the next and he’s likely to gain more ground against other strains.

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The strain also spreads rapidly in United States, where he is already responsible for a fifth of new cases, according to the Centers for Disaster Control and Prevention (CDC for its acronym in English). Antoine Fauchi recently stated that the strain identified in India is the greatest threat in the government’s efforts to eradicate Covid in the countryside.

The Biden administration also faces a cap on its vaccination campaign because many Americans do not want to be immunized. The White House recently had to admit that it was not meeting its goal of vaccinating 70% of the adult population by July 4.