The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 does not appear to cause more severe disease among fully vaccinated or unvaccinated hospitalized patients, compared to earlier forms of the virus, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC study, released on Oct. 22, analyzed some 7,600 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, in the months of July and August, when the Delta variant became predominant in the United States. Researchers found that compared to earlier months, there was no significant change in hospitalized COVID-19 patients’ outcomes. Specifically, although adult hospitalizations surged during the Delta wave, compared to the six months prior, the proportion of patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to an ICU, received invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), or died during their hospitalization did not significantly change during this period, the data suggests. The research however shows that …
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