WHO Says Delta COVID-19 Variant , Is Becoming Dominant Globally.<br />World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist <br />Dr. Soumya Swaminathan made the announcement <br />during a news conference on June 18.<br />Dr. Swaminathan cited the variant's <br />"significantly increased transmissibility" as <br />the main cause of its increasing dominance.<br />Some studies <br />indicate the variant is <br />up to 60 percent more <br />transmissible than prior variants.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<br />reported earlier in the week that the variant now <br />accounts for at least 10 percent of all new cases in the U.S.<br />CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky still expressed confidence in the current vaccines.<br />As worrisome as this Delta strain is with regard to its hyper transmissibility, our vaccines work, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via CNBC.<br />Dr. Swaminathan described the current global COVID-19 <br />crisis as "so dynamic," indicating that the <br />agency remains fully engaged.<br />How many are getting infected and <br />of those how many are getting hospitalized and seriously ill? <br />This is something we’re <br />watching very carefully, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist, via CNBC.<br />The Delta variant was first detected in India
