Pfizer Vaccine only 42% effective with Delta variant Breakthrough cases.

The vast majority of breakthrough cases will not be severe.

Moderna is 72% effective against Delta breakthroughs.

Booster shots will be available to those who are immunocompromised, and, possibly, to the elderly.

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FreestyleArt · 31-35, M

If only they come up with those testing resource for Delta Variant.

Which they didn't bother to make one and only manage to test for Covid.

Or...do they?

4meAndyou · F

@FreestyleArt No idea. Cherokeepatti says that when they test you and if you have a cold or the flu, you test as positive for Covid19...however, they do seem to have some way of knowing whether or not people have caught the Delta variant.

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@4meAndyou they take a random sample of positive pcr tests and then genome sequence from that to determine the variant / strain. At least that what is done in the UK.

We are also genome sequencing some samples from other countries without the capacity I believe

4meAndyou · F

@OldBrit Thank you. That's great information. Sounds costly, though.

OldBrit · 61-69, M

@4meAndyou 🤷‍♂️ our government budgetted £37 billion for two years for the whole test, track and trace part of nhs