Friday, July 30, 2021

IN THE NEWS: CRITICS CAST DOUBT ON DELTA FINDINGS FROM THE CDC--IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention altered its mask guidance after a study found the Delta COVID-19 variant appeared to spread as easily as chickenpox, possibly even among the vaccinated, according to internal federal documents — but many critics have argued that the data is weak and not peer-reviewed.

An internal CDC presentation, largely based on unpublished research, suggests that the latest strain is almost a completely different virus to the initial outbreak, according to The Washington Post, which first obtained the slides.

The variant — now the most dominant one in the US — causes more severe illness and is more transmissible than the viruses that cause Ebola, flu and even the common cold, the leaked report claims.

Despite previous claims from the CDC that breakthrough infections among the vaccinated were “rare,” the latest information also suggests Delta is spreading just as easily among the jabbed, the report warns. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/delta-covid-variant-spreads-like-chickenpox-cdc-docs-reveal/

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