Study Finds Delta COVID-19 Variant Doubles Risk Of Hospitalization, Vaccine Still Effective
Delta COVID-19 variant doubles risk of hospitalization compared to Alpha strain, Scottish study finds
A study out of Scotland has found the Delta COVID-19 variant carries double the risk of hospitalization compared to the Alpha strain, particularly in patients with five or more comorbidities. Scotland had determined that the Delta variant became the dominant strain in the country about a month ago.
Delta variant doubles risk of COVID hospitalisation - Scottish study
The Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain, but two doses of vaccine still provide strong protection, a Scottish study found on Monday.
The study said early evidence suggested the protection from vaccines against the Delta variant, first identified in India, might be lower than the effectivessness against the Alpha variant, first identified in Kent, southeast England.
Delta variant doubles risk of being hospitalised but vaccines remain effective, new analysis reveals
An analysis of almost 20,000 coronavirus infections across Scotland has shown the Delta variant of the virus almost doubles the risk of people being admitted to hospital.
The new study also confirmed two doses of vaccine still offers the best protection against the variant, which was first identified in India, and accounts for more than 90 per cent of all new cases in the UK.