Category: B.1.617
USA: AY.3 genomes increasing faster than Delta B.1.617.2
A long and detailed Twitter thread by Vinod Scaria on the rise of the AY.3 Delta plus variant in the USA which seems to be outcompeting Delta B.1.672 in some states. More...
CDC: The Covid-19 report that changed the CDC’s view on facemasks
The report that encouraged the CDC to change its facemask mandate this week
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USA: Cape Cod superspreader – 79% of breakthrough infections symptomatic, 80% of hospitalized were fully vaccinated
Scientists researching the Provincetown, Cape Cod Covid outbreak reported that 79 percent of the breakthrough infections were symptomatic. More...
WAPO: 35,000 symptomatic Covid-19 infections per week among 162 million vaccinated Americans
“CDC Director Rochelle Walensky privately briefed members of Congress on Thursday, drawing on much of the material in the document.
Israel: booster vaccine jab rollout begins – third vaccination in 8 months for some
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Thursday the world’s first vaccination drive to inoculate people over 60 with a third Covid vaccine dose, starting Sunday. More...
USA: Washington State Vaccine Breakthroughs by Variant up to 28th July 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 28th July 2021. More...
Israel: 60% of severely ill Covid patients are fully vaccinated
At least 153 patients in Israel’s hospitals are in serious condition, of whom 28 are ventilated. More...
Indonesia: Mortality rate in children as high as 40% in PCR confirmed Covid-19 cases
During the study period, 490 [child] patients were admitted and diagnosed with suspected and probable COVID-19. More...
Singapore: 1,096 new infections of which 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 were partially vaccinated and 279 unvaccinated
In its daily update on Thursday night (July 22), the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that of 1,096 locally transmitted infections over the last 28 days, 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 cases were partially vaccinated and 279 were unvaccinated. More...
Israel: Those vaccinated early are twice as likely to become infected with Covid-19 as those jabbed later
People vaccinated before late February are twice as likely to catch the coronavirus than other inoculated Israelis. More...