Any Western New Yorker who tests positive for COVID-19 almost certainly has contracted the delta variant, UB scientists reported today. Given the ubiquity of the delta variant nationwide, that’s not ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

While the delta COVID-19 variant is the dominant strain in the U.S., it’s now officially the dominant strain worldwide “by far,” officials from the World Health Organization said during a Sept. 21 ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Scientists have found Pima County’s first case of the Delta variant. It’s a new, highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This variant is known as B.1.617.2 and originated ...

OBJECTIVESTo evaluate the effectiveness of the mRNA-1273 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants and assess its effectiveness against the delta variant by time since vaccination. DESIGNTest negative ...

The proportion was estimated at approximately 3% in late May. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India now accounts for about 58% of all COVID-19 ...