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COVID-19: About Variants

Key Messages The Delta variant is the predominant strain in Wisconsin. The Delta variant is more than two times as infectious, causing it to spread more rapidly and cause more infections. The available COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death. The longer a virus sticks around, the more opportunity it has to mutate into potentially more infectious and deadly variants....

Keywords:: Delta Variant, Vaccines, Covid-19

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Health Sciences / COVID, SARS, MERS

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 8, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 9, 2021
Author:: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Submitter:: Mikaela Wiley

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:: Website
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Language:: English
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