The Delta subvariant is present in several countries, including France. It would be more transmissible but not more dangerous. Explanations
- The Delta subvariant accounted for 6% of cases in the UK last week.
- For now, the UK health authority considers the Delta subvariant more transmissible but not more dangerous.
Currently, more than 50 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 in France, including more than 49 million who are fully vaccinated according to the Ministry of Solidarity and Health. All are therefore protected against severe forms of Covid-19, its variants as well as the Delta sub-variant.
The Delta subvariant, more transmissible but not more dangerous
The Delta subvariant, also called “AY4.2”, is very active in the United Kingdom: last week, it accounted for 6% of total cases. According to the UK Health Security Agency, the country’s health authority, it would be more transmissible but not more dangerous. For the moment, the cases registered in the hospital do not seem more serious. In all, the Delta subvariant has been spotted in twenty-seven countriesincluding Denmark, the United States and France.
Upsurge of the virus in the UK…
The health situation is worrying in the United Kingdom. For the first time in three months, more than 50,000 cases were recorded in a single day on Thursday. On Friday, there were 49,298 and 180 deaths were recorded. In all, since the start of the epidemic, more than 130,000 people have died from the virus in the country. And yet, the government does not intend to put in place new restrictions. The latest were lifted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson last July.
…but no government restrictions
A large part of the medical profession, however, is asking for restrictions to be put in place… For the moment, the only thing obtained by the doctors is a word from Boris Johnson judging it “wise” to wear the mask indoors… For him, the priority is elsewhere: to convince the over 50s to receive a third dose.
45 million people fully vaccinated
The drop in immunity of people vaccinated early could explain the current epidemic wave, but only in part. Some doctors believe that the low vaccination of adolescents and the absence of restrictions are also two very important data to explain the resurgence of the virus in the United Kingdom.
In all in the country, more than 49 million people have received their first dose and more than 45 million are fully immunized. The total population is just over 67 million.
.
