Conversation with Dr. Melvin Sanicas is about Delta Variant
Sultan Saiful Just now · 7 min read Conversation with Dr. Melvin Sanicas is about Delta What we asked Talk to us about the Delta variant and the Delta plus variant. How are they different? Delta was designated as a variant of concern because of evidence of increased transmissibility. The increase in the reproduction number compared with the Alpha variant, which is the B117 is estimated to be around 55 percent. Given the increase in transmissibility, the Delta variant is expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months. Delta plus is a s ublineage of Delta. In India, researchers observed this K417N mutation, another kind of mutation on top of the mutations of Delta. So they called it Delta plus. While it has not yet been designated as a variant of concern by either the WHO or the CDC, Indian health authorities are closely monitoring this Delta plus variant because it’s been reported in 11 countries, while the Delta variant has been