New! Improved! Delta-Plus!
“Delta is dominant, but delta is
India’s Health Ministry reportedly said that the delta plus variant has three worrying characteristics:
-increased transmissibility,
-stronger binding to receptors of lung cells and
-potential reduction in monoclonal antibody
It could be 10%-15% more contagious than
"These findings help explain why there have been so many people testing positive for the Delta variants
“…we are showing structurally how dangerous and clever the virus is by being able to mutate in a way that the antibodies don't seem to recognize and defend against these new variants,"
Could it evade existing vaccines? That, of course, is the worry with any emerging mutation. And the short answer is we don't really
public health leaders should pay attention to other nations' experiences,
India labelled Delta-plus a variant of concern
"…we saw what happened with Delta in India… Why would we think the Delta-plus variant would be different?"