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For the vaccinated, risks of delta variant are small

By David Hogberg
Published July 23, 2021 10:00am ET
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For the vaccinated, risks of delta variant are small
A lab technician working a bottle containing for COVID-19 vaccine testing at Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 25, 2020. Thai health officials said that scientists in Thailand have had promising results in testing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on mice, and have begun testing on monkeys. | (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Although the delta variant is far more contagious than previous versions of the coronavirus, vaccines still provide high protection rates.

In the past month, the number of daily COVID-19 cases has risen from a seven-day average of about 11,600 to now over 40,000. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 97% of hospitalizations from COVID-19 are among those who are not vaccinated.

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