Tag: delta variant

Antibody dependent enhancement can happen to Delta Variant COVID-19

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article is partially rewritten for better readability on October 9, 2021 Aix-Marseille Université in France experimented to determine if antibodies from the COVID-19 vaccines can cause infection enhancement if someone gets infected with the Delta variant. The study is Infection-enhancing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize both the original Wuhan/D614G strain and Delta variants. A potential risk…

Should we be concerned about the delta variant?

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article uses data from Public Health England and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US to shed more light on the delta variant. When you listen to the news and social media, a continuous report of how the delta variant is “highly contagious,” killing the unvaccinated. The punchline, of course, is…