Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 31.
There are more and more studies showing the increased risk of delta variants
The delta strain is more contagious than other strains and has now become the main force in the spread of the global new crown virus
The researchers recorded 34,656 cases of Alpha strain (accounting for 80% of the total number of new crown cases), and 8682 cases of Delta strain (accounting for 20%)
The admission rate is a good indicator of the toxicity of the new coronavirus
In order to make a comparison, the author of the study conducted a very complex statistical analysis
Mahmoud Zulek, professor of public health and epidemiology at the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, pointed out: “This is the third study to analyze the severity of the disease associated with the delta strain
The British study also provided another key piece of information: Among all the above-mentioned patients who tested positive for the virus, regardless of the variant strain, only 1.
Zulek pointed out: "During the study period, 40% to 50% of the British population had been vaccinated
The study's co-author Anne Presanis emphasized: "Our analysis shows that in the absence of vaccines, diseases caused by the delta strain put greater pressure on the health system than those caused by the alpha strain
Focus on the new crown pneumonia epidemic
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