'We'll see more': COVID rates jump as Delta variant spreads, new vaccinations wane

Counties in the Lower Hudson Valley are trying to encourage COVID vaccinations for those hesitate to take one through ...
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Number of delta variant COVID-19 cases expected to double every two weeks

Recently, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the delta variant of the novel coronavirus is the greatest threat to eliminating COVID-19 we have seen yet. The highly contagious variant, which was first found in ...
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Alpha To Delta To Frankenstein: Revisiting All The COVID Mutations And Decoding Its Virality And Threat

One thing we know for sure about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is that it keeps changing. Since the start of the pandemic, we have seen several notable variants, including Alpha, Beta, ...
eLife

Inferring variant-specific effective reproduction numbers from combined case and sequencing data

Integrating case counts with genomic sequences quantifies real-time transmission advantages of viral variants.
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CDC report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox

The delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe disease than all other known versions of the virus, according to ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

COVID-19 Medicare Spending Falls After Acute Infection

COVID-19-related Medicare spending and health care use declined after acute infection, with minimal excess costs by weeks 13 to 40 after diagnosis.