Keeping Safe From The Delta Variant
Kieran Layland, 15, receives his first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination as his mother, Ashlesha Patel, observes from behind at the Cook County Public Health Department, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Des Plaines, Ill. AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar
With another wave of COVID-19 washing across Illinois, there’s confusion about how to keep safe. It appears that we are very much still in a pandemic, and as it wears on, advice about what to do has become muddled. We spoke with public health directors and a virologist about the latest guidance.
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Julie Pryde
Public Health Administrator, Champaign Urbana Public Health District
Chris Brooke
Virologist, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Amanda Mehl
Public Health Administrator and Registered Nurse, Boone County
In Illinois, the more contagious delta variant now makes up more than 90% of new COVID-19 cases, according to estimates based on genetic sequencing efforts.
— Illinois Newsroom (@ILNewsroom) August 18, 2021
Health reporter @CTHerman asks how we got here and what this means.
A few experts chime in:https://t.co/HAyzlOzf8o
Prepared for web by Owen Henderson
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