A study found that some people infected with a Delta variant instead of the original COVID-19 strain are twice as likely to be hospitalized.
The research was published in Lancet Friday’s medical journal was conducted by researchers in the UK and aimed to characterize “the severity of delta variants compared to alpha variants” by determining the relative risk of hospitalization outcomes.
The team evaluated 34,656 patients infected with the original alpha variant and 8,682 patients with the Delta variant between March 29 and May 23.
The research reveals 2.3% of Delta variant patients were hospitalized within 14 days of testing positive, compared with 2.2% of individuals infected with the original strain.
Less than 2% of patients were fully vaccinated, 74% of patients were not vaccinated, and the remaining subjects were partially vaccinated due to one dose of the vaccine, which requires two doses to completely protect against the virus.
Anne Presanis, one of the authors of the study, pointed out that vaccination will have a significant impact on reducing the risk of symptoms. Delta variant.
“Our analysis emphasizes that in the absence of vaccination, any delta outbreak will place a greater burden on healthcare than an alpha epidemic,” Presanis said, as The Hill pointed out.
“Complete vaccination is essential to reduce the risk of an individual with symptoms of delta infection.”
After considering the underlying conditions and other risk factors, the study finally found that people who were not vaccinated or partially vaccinated were infected Delta variant Compared with the earlier variant, the likelihood of requiring urgent medical care is nearly 1.5 times higher.
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