Alaska's Dr. Zink shares concerns about Delta variant, talks

Alaska’s Dr. Zink shares concerns about Delta variant, talks vaccine effectiveness
Richard Atkin
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Dr. Anne Zink discusses concerns around Delta variant of COVID-19 and discusses effectiveness of vaccines.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 may be cause for concern for those not vaccinated.
On Friday, June 25th, the World Health Organizations released a statement urging those vaccinated to continue wearing masks to stop the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and as of now, the CDC has yet to release a statement on the matter.
However, according to Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska, the WHO’s recommendations may not apply to the nations with higher vaccination rates. Dr. Zink elaborated, “I think it’s important to understand that different organizations have different missions and purpose. So the World Health Organization, their job is really looking at the world’s health, and unfortunately we have some countries that are still really struggling to get anyone vaccinated or at maybe 2, 5 percent people vaccinated. We have other countries that have much more access to vaccines. And even in our countries we have different states. Some states are at over 70% of eligible adults are vaccinated, our state 54% of people who are eligible are vaccinated. And so that makes a big difference when we think of the risk associated with COVID-19, Delta variant or not. And it is for those reasons that I don’t think the CDC has made a statement as of yet. Like the WHO, they are really the health organization for the United States which has been very blessed by having access to such highly efficacious and safe vaccines across the country.”

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