Learn about the dangers of this COVID-19 variant, who is most at risk, and what the best protections are.
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- How dangerous is the delta variant?
- 60% more transmissible than the alpha variant
- 2X More likely for unvaccinated people to need hospitalization
- And more able to infect vaccinated people, but most of those infections are comparatively mild.
- Who is most at risk from the delta variant?
- Unvaccinated people
- Immunocompromised people
- Ways to protect against the delta variant
- Getting vaccinated
- Wearing a mask
- Getting tested