On this edition of Your Call, we're getting an update on the widely-circulating Delta variant. Health officials have described the variant as far more contagious than other strains and a greater risk to unvaccinated people, particularly in Southeastern states, where vaccination rates are low.
Three in 10 US adults still say they have not been vaccinated and don’t plan on getting a vaccine, according to a new poll. What questions do you have about the Delta variant?
Guest:
Dr. Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at UCSF / San Francisco General Hospital
Web Resources:
Participate in long-hauler COVID research at UCSF: LIINC Study
NBC News, Denise Chow and Erika Edwards: Threat of delta variant looms large in unvaccinated South
NY Times, Apoorva Mandavilli, Carl Zimmer and Rebecca Robbins: Three Studies, One Result: Vaccines Point the Way Out of the Pandemic
NY Times, Apoorva Mandavilli: Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports
MotherJones, Jackie Flynn Mogensen: Antivaxxers Want You To Believe Vaccines Don't Work Against the Delta Variant. They're Wrong. – Mother Jones
AP, Carla K. Johnson and Mike Stobbe: Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated
The Washington Post, David Lynch: Poor countries’ struggles amid vaccines shortfall threaten greater instability, migration and disease