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Delta mutation is spreading terribly not only in Europe but also in the United States. As a result, Los Angeles County has recommended that you wear a mask indoors even if you are vaccinated.
This news is Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington.
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued a recommendation to wear a mask even if you get the vaccine.
On the 12th, half of those infected with the corona virus were confirmed to have a delta mutation, and to prevent infection, they urged people to wear masks indoors, such as grocery stores and theaters.
On the 15th, the state of California relaxed rules that would not require people to wear a mask after they have been vaccinated.
Delta mutations are spreading horribly in under-vaccinated regions.
Missouri, which has the lowest number of people who have been vaccinated, accounting for 39% of all adults, is suddenly experiencing an explosion in corona patients.
[Kendra Findley / Missouri Springfield Green Health Department: In our county (yesterday) 155 people were hospitalized with Corona. The largest number of people have been hospitalized since last January.]
Almost all of the corona patients have not been vaccinated.
[Robin Trotsman / Missouri Infectious Disease Specialist: Almost 100% of patients admitted to hospital due to corona symptoms were not
vaccinated
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Moderna tested the sera of 8 people a week after the second vaccination has been shown to have a preventive effect.
Vaccination among young people in the United States is low, raising concerns about the spread of infection ahead of students returning to school for the fall semester.