Delta infections among vaccinated likely contagious; Lambda variant shows vaccine resistance in lab

Aug 2 (Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.

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The Case for Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for Healthcare Workers

Almost 15 years have passed since hospitals first began mandating influenza vaccines for health care workers. This initially innovative but now common policy was prompted by a dual desire to protect patients from healthcare–acquired influenza and to protect the workplace from the disruption and expense of worker illnesses.

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CDC updates mask guidance for fully vaccinated people

To prevent further spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with “substantial” or “high” transmission of Covid-19, which right now includes nearly two-thirds of all US counties.

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Staying Safe from Covid-19

Both dengue and coronavirus needs to eradicated for the good health of the people of India and Bangladesh. A noted socio-cultural organization named Bangla Worldwide set an example which we can follow.

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A blood marker predicts who gets ‘breakthrough’ COVID

People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to become infected with the coronavirus if they have relatively high levels of virus-blocking antibodies, according to a study of thousands of health-care workers who received the Pfizer–BioNTech jab1.

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A CDC Document Gives New Details On Just How Dangerous The Delta Variant Really Is

An internal slide presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dated Thursday gives new details on how dangerous the delta variant really is.
One chart shows that it could be as contagious as chickenpox, which is one of the more transmissible viruses out there.

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People chasing Covid-19 vaccine boosters create headaches for the health care system

WASHINGTON — The entire U.S. health care system has been single-mindedly focused on getting Covid-19 vaccine shots in arms, but as the Delta variant spreads, the country’s decentralized vaccination campaign is presenting a different challenge — how to police people seeking unauthorized booster shots.

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Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated Health Care Workers
BACKGROUND

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is fighting Covid-19 without a full arsenal of data that some public-health experts said it would need to persuade more people to take steps to contain the pandemic.

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