Former Trump official says 'just a matter of time' before unvaccinated get delta variant

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“If you have not been vaccinated, and you have not had COVID before, you will get the delta variant” Brett Giroir, former President Trump’s coronavirus testing czar said.
“This is so infectious that you will get it.”

Giroir on Thursday urged anyone who has not yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 to quickly do so, arguing that it is “just a matter of time” before all unvaccinated individuals become infected with the delta variant of the virus. He emphasized that the potential side effects of the coronavirus vaccine “pale in comparison to what you will get if you get the COVID infection”.

The remarks mirror concerns highlighted in an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) memo that cites research showing the delta variant could be more infectious than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox and just as contagious as chickenpox.

The document, which was obtained by both The Washington Post and The New York Times, also reportedly says that the delta strain may cause worse illnesses than other versions of COVID-19 and that vaccinated individuals may transmit the variant just as easily as unvaccinated groups.

About 67 percent of U.S. counties have transmission rates high enough to warrant indoor mask mandates.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/565595-former-trump-official-says-just-a-matter-of-time-before-unvaccinated-get