Rob Dillard

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<p>We&rsquo;re back in dire straights, as a result of the Delta variant, which has prompted a change in federal guidance and a worry that the brief stint of &ldquo;normalcy&rdquo; we experienced due to the vaccine rollout is coming to an end. Here are some of the latest COVID-19 headlines for the week ending in 7/30/21.<h2>CDC Shares Data that Shows the Virulent Nature of the Delta Variant</h2><p>A new study <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/health/breakthrough-infection-masks-cdc-provincetown-study/index.html">shows that</a> the Delta COVID-19 variant produces similar viral loads in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, which highlights a key motivation behind the change in federal guidance that now recommends most fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors. &ldquo;High viral loads suggest an increased risk of transmission and raised concern that, unlike with other variants, vaccinated people infected with Delta can transmit the virus,&rdquo; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement Friday. &ldquo;The masking recommendation was updated to ensure the vaccinated public would not unknowingly transmit virus to others, including their unvaccinated or immunocompromised loved ones.&rdquo;</p><h2>Data Show 90% of Vaccine Side Effects in Adolescents are Non-Serious</h2><p>In the millions of adolescents who have <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-30-21/index.html">received</a> the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, new data show that most side effects reported are non-serious &ndash; with only 4.3% reporting heart inflammation. &ldquo;The findings summarized in this report are consistent with the safety data observed in preauthorization trials for Pfizer- BioNTech after vaccination among persons aged 12&ndash;25 years, with the exception of myocarditis, a serious adverse event detected in post authorization safety monitoring,&rdquo; CDC researchers wrote in the report.</p><h2>Delta Variant Spreads as Easily as Chickenpox</h2><p>An internal document from the US CDC <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-30-21/index.html">shows that</a> the Delta coronavirus variant not only causes more severe symptoms, but spreads as easily as chickenpox. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirmed the authenticity of this document.</p><h2>Daily Cases of COVID Rising Rapidly Compared to Last Year</h2><p>Data show that in the US, the number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day is the same in 2021 as it was in 2020. Unfortunately, the difference this is that the numbers are ascending instead of descending. Per a CNN report, the US recorded an average of about 67,000&nbsp;new Covid-19 cases each day over the past week, compared to an average of more than 65,000 cases each day in the last week of July 2020.&nbsp;recorded an average of about 67,000&nbsp;new Covid-19 cases each day over the past week, compared to an average of more than 65,000 cases each day in the last week of July 2020.</p></p>


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