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Experts have suggested that Delta variant may be up to 50% more transmissible than its predecessor, more data is awaited to determine whether it causes more severe disease.
The Covid-19 variant that was first identified in India is now believed to be dominant in the United Kingdom, Public Health England (PHE) said Thursday, adding that early evidence suggests it could cause an increased risk of hospitalization in comparison to the strain that was first detected in England.
According to Public Health England (PHE), which monitors all COVID variants in the country, Delta variant infections rose by 5,472 in a week to hit a total of 12,431 on Thursday.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Friday welcomed a decision by Britain’s medicines regulator to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said Friday that