Confronting the Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2, Summer 2021
Carlos del Rı́o, Preeti Malani, Saad B. Omer
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, including its epidemiology, transmissibility, how uneven vaccination coverage in the US encouraged its spread, and the most effective public health responses to curb it.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTransmissibility (structural dynamics)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologyPublic healthVirologyVaccinationDeltaPandemicCoronavirus InfectionsEnvironmental healthOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyEngineeringPhysicsVibrationAerospace engineeringVibration isolationQuantum mechanicsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy