United Kingdom: The Delta variant has a 60% higher infection rate than the Alpha variant

　　United Kingdom: The mutated new coronavirus discovered in India has a 60% higher infection rate than the mutated new coronavirus discovered in the UK

　　The British Public Health Department in England announced on the 11th that 90% of the new coronaviruses currently circulating in the UK are the Delta variant (the first variant found in India).

Compared with the Alpha variant (the variant first discovered in the UK), the Delta variant has a 60% higher infection rate.

　　The reported data shows that the vaccine is less effective for the Delta variant; only one dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine is 17% less effective for the prevention of the Delta variant than the Alpha variant.

　　From January to June 7 this year, among the 1,234 confirmed cases of the Delta variant of the new crown virus who went to the emergency department in England, 67% had not been vaccinated, 18% received the first dose of vaccine more than 21 days, and 7% received the first dose The second dose of the vaccine has exceeded 14 days.

(Headquarters reporter Tian Xiaochun)