Delta COVID-19 Variant <br />Poses Greatest Risk , to Unvaccinated Americans <br />in These States.<br />The Delta variant was first detected in India. <br />It is currently surging in the U.K. and parts of Europe.<br />According to new research, <br />the variant is rising at a fast pace in U.S. counties <br />where fewer people have been vaccinated.<br />While over 45 percent of all Americans <br />have been fully vaccinated, some states are <br />more than 10 percent below the national average.<br />When we look across the United States, we see wide variance in terms of vaccination rates, Scott Gottlieb, Former Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration, via CNN.<br />These states <br />include Alabama, .<br />Arkansas, .<br />Louisiana, .<br />Mississippi, .<br />Tennessee .<br />and Wyoming.<br />Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, show very substantial upsurges of infection. <br />That's based entirely on how much population-wide immunity you <br />have based on vaccination, Scott Gottlieb, Former Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration, via CNN.<br />Experts continue to maintain that vaccination <br />is the most effective way to defeat the virus.<br />More than 600,000 people in the U.S. have died <br />in the 500 days since the pandemic began