UK Experts Tackle Delta Variant Questions uky.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uky.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Originally published on July 15, 2021 11:48 am
Experts with the University of Kentucky say there are fears of more COVID-19 surges with the rise of highly-transmissible variants, but the focus remains on pockets of the state with lower vaccination rates.
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Confirmed cases of the more contagious Delta variant sit at just over two dozen in Kentucky, but Dr. Vince Venditto with the UK College of Pharmacy says the seemingly promising low numbers have more to do with a lack of genetic sequencing in Kentucky than the actual spread of the mutation. It s only a matter of time for the unvaccinated people in Kentucky to start seeing the effects of Delta the way that they are in Arkansas and Missouri, he told reporters Wednesday.
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Confirmed cases of the more contagious Delta variant sit at just over two dozen in Kentucky, but Dr. Vince Venditto with the UK College of Pharmacy says the seemingly promising low numbers have more to do with a lack of genetic sequencing in Kentucky than the actual spread of the mutation. It s only a matter of time for the unvaccinated people in Kentucky to start seeing the effects of Delta the way that they are in Arkansas and Missouri, he told reporters Wednesday.
Meanwhile, new questions are also cropping up for those who have been vaccinated. Should I go back to wearing masks? What about a booster shot?
UK medical experts warn of Delta variant
A panel of medical experts from the University of Kentucky echoed health officials across the country in urging people to get vaccinated and protect themselves from the highly transmissible Delta variant.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â A panel of medical experts from the University of Kentucky echoed health officials across the country in urging people to get vaccinated and protect themselves from the highly transmissible Delta variant. I think we all are fearful that in those places where the vaccine rates are lower, we re going to see problems, said Dr. Ashley Montgomery-Yates, the chief medical officer for inpatient and emergency services at UK HealthCare.
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