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Andriy OnufriyenkoGetty Images The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is a more contagious viral strain. So far, patients who contract the Delta variant are hospitalized at a higher rate with slightly different symptoms from those of the Alpha strain. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently reversed its recommendations on masking for vaccinated people, stating that they should once again wear masks at indoor social events. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has been making headlines for months following it...

Shutterstock Herd immunity is achieved when a high enough proportion of the population is vaccinated against the disease. Health officials say we may not reach it, but the disease may continue in a milder form. COVID-19 vaccination rates have slowed in Ohio and across the country, and combined with new mutations of the virus circulating, health officials fear herd immunity may be out of reach. Cuyahoga County’s vaccination rate is 45%, which is a long way from the more than 70% thought to give us herd immunity. Cuyahoga County Health Commissioner Terry Allan said even if we never vacci...

Shutterstock Cleveland Clinic doctors have potentially detected a COVID-19 variant in Ohio connected to the outbreak in India. Doctors still believe the vaccines are effective against this variant and others. Cleveland Clinic researchers have potentially detected a COVID-19 variant in Ohio related to the predominant strain of virus that has been linked to the outbreak in India.  The data is still preliminary, but Cleveland Clinic doctors will review findings from lab samples Monday and send the information to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Tuesday, said Dr. Daniel Rhoads, section ...

In-Depth: Health experts warn about COVID-19 variant Michigan to Ohio spread In-Depth: Experts warn about COVID Michigan to Ohio spread and last updated 2021-04-02 10:24:08-04 CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio health experts and the Ohio Department of Health issued a warning about significant growth in the number of COVID-19 variants making their way into the Buckeye State from Michigan. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, the Ohio Department of Health Chief Medical Officer, reported the number of Ohio variant cases has grown six-fold in the past two weeks and said the northern counties in zone one have been...

A virologist talks about COVID-19 mutations, the threat they pose, and how effective vaccines are against them.