White House prepares for COVID-19 outbreaks due to highly contagious Delta variant

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday said it would send out special teams to hot spots around the United States to combat the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant amid rising case counts in parts of the country where vaccination rates remain low.

The speedy U.S. vaccination campaign has dramatically reduced COVID-19 cases among residents. The peak seven-day-average of more than 250,000 cases per day in January fell to around 11,000 in mid-June.

But daily cases have since leveled out and in the past week rose about 10% to about 12,500, driven by case increases in the Midwest and Southeast where vaccination rates are low and where the highly contagious Delta variant, first found in India earlier this year, is spreading.

White House COVID-19 senior adviser Jeffrey Zients told reporters that "surge response" teams would be ready to speed additional testing supplies and therapeutics to communities that were experiencing increases in COVID-19 cases.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-sending-special-teams-185743232.html

[Ms. Toad]

1. Testing supplies and therapeutics do not prevent transmissions and surges.

Returning to multiple layers of protection do: Vaccines + social distancing + indoor masking.

[LisaL]

3. And what therapeutics are we going to distribute?

I am not away of any that work really well (except monoclonal antibodies, but they don't seem to be very effective against delta as far as I can tell).

[Ms. Toad]

4. Monoclonal antibodies and steroids, I assume. n/t

[Bleacher Creature]

5. Hydroxychloroquine??

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

[70sEraVet]

2. Has the Biden admin. thought of coming up wth some catchy, derogatory name for it?

Like maybe 'the Apu Flu' (a Simpsons reference)?
That seemed to be the 'go to' Pandemic Response for the last Administration.