Meaning of Delta variant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Delta variant.
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“If no new cases come from the Buff Club exposure site, it will be hard to believe politicians scaremongering that the delta variant is so infectious that all you have to do is walk past an infected person to get it.”

“Unlike other SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Delta variant can attach to copies of itself, forming larger aggregations, or clumps, of viral particles, suggests a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health.”

“Studies of mRNA and vector-based vaccines used in different countries report acceptable levels of effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by the Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2”

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