The Delta variant is the predominant strain causing COVID-19 throughout the world. It has shown resistance to the antibodies produced by the BNT162b2 Pfizer vaccine leading to breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated. The mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) allows the Delta variant to avoid the neutralizing antibodies. Recently, researchers from Osaka University investigated…
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…
On June 11, 2021, a 41-year-old staff member of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam complained of body pain and tiredness and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The testing was expanded to all hospital staff and was completed by June 12, 2021. An additional 52 members were found positive….
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…
