the delta variant. from 92% before delta to 64% with delta. effectiveness has decreased against delta independent of when you are vaccinated. this data suggests full vaccination in the context of the delta variant may be correlated with less protection against sars-cov-2 infections then higher variance. our highest priority is to prevent severe infection. the data we will publish today and next week demonstrate the vaccine effectiveness against sars-cov-2 infection is waning. even though our vaccines are currently working well to prevent hospitalizations, we are seeing concerning evidence of waning vaccine effectiveness over time. additionally, reports from our international colleagues including israel suggests an increased risk of severe disease among those vaccinated early. given this body of evidence, we are concerned the correct strong protection against superinfection, hospitalization, and death could decrease in the months ahead, especially among those who are at high risk or are vaccinated earlier during the vaccination rollout. we are p

here is what we have learned in the past two weeks about the delta variant. the delta variant is highly contagious. if you get sick with the alpha variant, you could infect about two other vaccinated people. if you get sick with the delta variant, we estimate you could infect five other in vaccinated people. more than twice as many as the original strain. infections with the delta variant result in a higher viral load. those who are infected have a larger burden of virus they can spread to others. third, those higher viral loads are not seen just in those who are unvaccinated, but also in in the small proportion of those who are vaccinated and become infected. we published data on outbreak in massachusetts. there were 346 confirmed cases of covid-19 in people who were fully vaccinated. during the summer, some towns can have up to 240,000 visitors per month. those with break through infections had viral lows that were similar to people who are unvaccinated. this new finding combined with data across the country was critical in our decision to update our guidance for tho

the prime minister said all cases have been confirmed as the delta variant. fiur the delta variant. ur i hospitals kicked straight the delta variant. oi" hospitals kicked straight into gear, identifying people they work with patients they work with, getting on with testing straightaway, making sure they are putting in the protocols to lockdown within the hospital. so, look, they are well—versed in that and unfortunately, to jog in that and unfortunately, to jog people's memories, from time to time we did have healthcare workers who became affected with covid—19, they are our front line and they are exposed and that has happened previously. 0ur hospitals are well—versed in managing these things are moving quickly on them. scientists in oxford have begun trials of a new vaccine against the plague. forty british volunteers will receive the treatment, designed by the same labs that created the 0xford—astrazeneca covid jab. our medical editor, fergus walsh reports. protection from an ancient killer — a vaccine against plague. larissa is one of the first volunteers to receive it as part of

eligible for vaccination, we are in a very different world now with the delta variant than we were with prior strains of the virus. the delta variant is far more infectious, and we do not know if children will transmit the delta virus -- delta variant at higher rates than they did the earlier variants. >> dr. jha, what do you say to the people who say, "you know, children really aren't getting sick from this, at least not seriously. there are so few cases of children who have become critically ill or died with covid. it's just more impor for children to be in school"? >> it is undoubtedly true that it's incredibly important to have kids back in school. and there is no question in my mind that we know how to get every single child back to school in-person safely this fall. and what i wld say is, to people who minimize the effect of this virus on kids is, first of all, kids always have lower risk for almost erything compared to adults and compared to the elderly. that's really not the question. the question is, how does the risk of covid compare to other risks that kids face? and the truth is that covid is much more dangerous

the delta variant. i keep updating this slide. it now shows that at least 117 countries now have the delta variant since it was first detected. so let's review some aspects of delta to help put it into the context of what we are talking about. we know the transmissibility is greater than the output variant, at least two times as great. this makes a major difference in transmissibility. the viral load is up to 1000 times greater in the nasopharynx of people with delta than alpha, which is a mechanistic reason why you have such a tremendous increase in transmissibility. in previous reviews, i had shown this slide and checked the boxes as to proof of protection. there was one glaring missing check in previous iterations of this, and that was in the j&j clinical effectiveness. next slide. i had shown you before this slide, looking at the data of immune responses in vitro. this was the j&j vaccine study which showed durable cellular responses against delta with minimal decreases for at least eight months after immunization. next slide. we now have a study that came out recently from south africa and other african countries. it invo

. >>> with the delta and the delta plus, some people are reevaluating their weekend plans. i go to bed every night trying to figure out who has done there. >> an emotional plea for justice tonight five years after a college baseball player was murdered at a bay area park. good evening. >>> now at 11:00. streaming on cbsn bay area, let's take a live look outside tonight. air quality will still be an issue this weekend. multiple wildfires are sending smoke our way. the hazy skies scene all across the region today. our chief meteorologist paul hagan lets us know what is in store for tomorrow, paul? >> reporter: taking a look at air quality as it evolved throughout the day today. not as bad as it was today. that is the good news, you can see how the dot shifting around the green is where we want to be, the red not where we want to be and plenty of the red dots in the north bay and inland and east bay. the try valley had bad air quality today. take a look, look at all of the green pushing far inland thanks to the onshore breeze today and continued into the this evening. unfortuna

that research, testing against the delta variant shows the delta variant does partially evade the vaccines respond since the vaccines were formulated around the original strain that came out of the wuhan due to the mutation seen in the delta variant the vaccines seem to be less effective against this new strain. host: andrew dunn of the insider talking about variants and vaccines when it comes to the delta variant. (202) 748-8000 for eastern and central time zones, (202) 748-8001 for the mountain and pacific time zones. this coming across from cnn, more than 99.9% of people fully vaccinated against covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death according to the latest cdc data. andrew: this has been fascinating to watch as far as so many elements of the pandemic it comes down to public health messaging and these are complex and nuanced discussions and finding the right tone and messaging has been a challenge when it comes to the cdc response around mask guidance i think there was trying to find the right doubt -- the right balance between when they said you

i will start with an update on our fight against the delta variant. the deltatinues to drive a rise cases with cases concentrated in communities with lower vaccination rates. in the past week, florida has had more covid cases than all 30 states with the lowest case rates combined. florida and texas alone have accounted for nearly 40%

large, the unvaccinated people are what's driving this, and it's what, it's what caused the, the delta the delta vary and i'm actually going to play something from a, a dr. lsu and then i want you to pick up on the, on the other side of this dr. awesome. cuz i want to make sure i'm understanding her correctly. ok. so let's listen. oh, everybody thinks it's not going to be me. i'm really healthy. it's just not going to be me. unfortunately, the delta varian has proved us wrong. this year's virus holds on more tightly infect you more deeply. and as making young people say, this delta varian is going to affect us all very differently. we all need protection for ourselves because more of our age group will become severely. and most importantly, because when you get vaccinated, you spread it. and when you spread it last you in the search. so dr. often the variant or the variance are happening because it keeps mutating because people are not vaccinated. is that right? or my oversimplifying? know you're stating it correctly. you know, as big as a virus transmits from one person to another, there's an o

the delta variant is the most contagious coronavirus mutant. so far in the pandemic and now there's a variation of that variant and it's gaining speed. the delta plus was first detected in europe back in march. doctors say it's more transmissible than the original delta variant and that it latches on to lung cells more easily. this delta plus has been identified in it. >> has changes that. >> suggest the possibility of it being a problem for us. it exploded. we've known about delta plus for a while now and it just hasn't exploded even where we first found south asia, the county of santa clara is already tracking it on their website, though they say it exists statewide and nationwide. >> and that there's not enough information right now to indicate that that should be more concerning than the original delta variant as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county have the delta variant in 47 tested positive for its sub strain that delta plus alameda county reports fewer than 10 cases as of last tuesday. >> and contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of their detected delta cases have been dealt a plus covid is 3 although rules ou

the delta variant is artl down. the delta variant is partly to _ down. the delta variant is partly to blame. lahri's i partly to blame. lahri's vaccine programme has also failed to meet its targets. lahri's supreme leader banned the import of vaccines made in the import of vaccines made in the us and uk, and for others instead. and while officials insist that iran's own vaccine is effective there is no public data to prove it. looking at the figures, despite a population of more than 80 million, just over 5 million have received both doses. the number of _ have received both doses. tue: number of iranians have received both doses. tte: number of iranians who are able to leave the country to go to the caucuses can produce vaccines that make obtain vaccines that make obtain vaccines produced in the west. there is ample evidence that iranians do not trust the vaccines produced in country. the government vowed to import more vaccine. but in the meantime, iranians are still facing a deadly wave of the virus. finally, tributes have been paid to don everly, of t

the delta variant. >> the big scare on the delta variant. >> if you asked me what the biggest risks are, fear. >> fearant. >> the return to the office has been on the slow side. >> how much delta will delay the full normalization. >> the macro standpoint may slow the economy down. >> the issue of the delta spread. >> the delta variant represents

the delta variant is twice as transmissible as delta variant. s dangerous and continues to spread. vaccines are the key to stopping it. we are making progress. today, or the 90% of seniors have at least had one shot, and 70% of people over the age of 12 have gotten there first shot as well. that is good news. we need to go faster. that is why i'm taking steps on vaccination requirements where i can. already, i've outlined vaccine requirements that reach millions of americans. federal workers and contractors, medical staff caring for our veterans at the eight hospitals, and are active duty military, reservists and national guard. today, i am announcing a new step. if you work in a nursing home and serve people on medicare or medicaid, you will also be required to get vaccinated. more than 130,000 residents in nursing homes have sadly passed away over the course of the virus. at the same time come vaccination rates among nursing home staff significantly trail the rest of the country. the studies show that highly tax needed nursing home staff is ass

the south bay linked to a new variant. kpix5 is in santa clara county where they are scrambling to learn more about delta plus. >> reporter: at this point the deltamerging as the dominant covid-19 strain. however it is here in the bay area. santa clara county health officials have tracked almost 50 cases of the delta plus variant so far. >> reporter: as people stroll through downtown mountain view, the threat of another covid-19 variant exists. the delta plus variant. >> yes, of course it is concerning. you know, you start with one and then another one and another one. when do they stop? >> we are outside. we have been vaccinated. not worried. >> reporter: the santa clara public health department is tracking the mutation, the latest dashboard update detected 46 cases of the delta plus mutation. the county told kpix5 in a statement, cases of delta plus exist statewide and nationwide and there is currently not enough information on these particular variants to indicate if they may be more concerning than the original delta variant. >> we believe that it is the least as bad as delta. >> reporter: the doctor is a expert at ucsf. he is as there is sti

the year. >>> business and health experts will talk about how the delta variant could impact the economy and reopening. a mutation of the delta variant has been detected in the south bay, delta plus. the a doctor said continue to adapt and mutate as long as there unvaccinated people. >> reporter: a mutation at the delta variant, delta plus, detected in santa clara county. not a surprise to dr. yvonne maldonado, stanford university school of medicine infectious disease expert. >> viruses that will adapt to humans will survive better. we know that is going to continue to happen as long as viruses are circulating. >> circulating among the acts unvaccinated, she said. it has identified 5000 cases including 46 cases of ay.1 . cases of delta plus exist statewide and nationwide and there is not enough information on these particular variants to indicate if they are more concerning than the original variant. it may take time for them to understand the impact of delta plus. >> it's possible we could have additional variants that will be even more infectious. i don't know if that will happen because we may build up sufficient immunity

however skeptical about that approach and maintaining restrictions due to the strain of the delta. besides the delta strain. last week, america centers for disease control and prevention warned, there is an urgent need for both on vaccinated and vaccinated to why mosques, i'll guess debated. the conflicting global guidelines tweeted didn't do any mask band dates, and there's a lot of literature out there that shows that mass don't work. so if the w h wants to let us believe in mass that i would like to see the data that shows that makes a big difference. wearing a mask, reduce the risk of transmitting by 20 percent since she needs one in 5 reports. unity, in fact, yes, we should overall reduce the transmission of the virus on my prevent. part of the other risk addiction measures that they told us get the vaccine any, get off the mass. well, we ever got vaccinated and we're still, we're in a mass. so i'm not really sure it with respect to that because they told us to wear the mask, then we won't have locked down to now we're doing lock downs, meaning no school or things like that. a lot of countries

then the delta variant a delta plus was first detected in europe in march. so doctors say it's more transmissible is transmissible and also it latches on to the long cells. more easily. >> it's kind of like delta, but it's taken some super powers data which was this is from the south africa. and that's why it's by like delta. but the pluses, it increase. vision like the south beta variant. >> as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county had the delta variant and 47 tested positive for delta. plus, alameda county perforce fewer than 10 cases of delta plus as of last tuesday and contra costa county less than 7% of their detected delta cases have been dealt a plus. >> state health officials say that because of the danger of the delta variant and the well, the danger it poses to everybody. health care workers specifically across the state now have to be fully vaccinated by the end of september. so the state order applies to general acute care, hospitals. skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities. state health officials say the visitors to n

the delta variant. so now the mutation is beginning you. take. delta. plus, was first detected in europe back in march. doctors say it's more transmissible. then the original delta variant and that it latches on to the lung cells more easily. >> it's kind of like delta, but it's taken some super powers data which was this is from the south africa. and that's why it's by like delta. but the pluses, it increase. vision like the south beta variant. >> and that's why there's this push to get as many people vaccinated. they can because the more people that these variants multiply in, the more chance of more mutations like seeing as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county had the delta variant 47 tested positive for delta. plus, alameda county reporting fewer than 10 cases of delta plus as of last tuesday, contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of its detected delta cases have been the delta plus variety. state health officials, meanwhile, say that because of the danger of delta variant and the danger that it poses health care workers acr

the delta variant. being fully vaccinated. _ with the delta variant. _ with the delta variant. being fully vaccinated, as we have _ with the delta variant. being fully vaccinated, as we have learnt - with the delta variant. being fullyi vaccinated, as we have learnt and provincetown has shown us, doesn't mean being invincible. do people go around thinking they are invincible, doing whatever they wanted? i think what we learned _ doing whatever they wanted? i think what we learned from _ doing whatever they wanted? i think what we learned from the _ doing whatever they wanted? i think what we learned from the prior - what we learned from the prior prevalence of covid, was that the vaccine would prevent transmission but we were wrong with delta. so i think there was a sense of relief that with all of the hard work that we did to get the entire population vaccinated, we would be able to resume our pre—pandemic lives and unfortunately, with great disappointment, we have learned that thatis disappointment, we have learned that that is not necessarily the ca

the delta — tell us more. this is the power of the delta variant, _ tell us more. is is the power of the delta variant, sally. i i of the delta variant, sally. i think if you had asked any analyst a couple of days ago, is new zealand going to be the first developed country to raise interest rates during the pandemic, they would have said yes, absolutely. the question isjust yes, absolutely. the question is just by how much. but then you have these cases reported in auckland of a quick lockdown and quite frankly, as one colleague put it to me, it is not a great look for the reserve bank of new zealand to start hiking up people's mortgages when they can't even leave the house. obviously this doesn't take away the central issue that this proposed rate rise was supposed to solve, which is of course inflation. i think other central banks around the world will be looking quite closely at this, because in many countries prices are rising. economies are starting to open up, demand for goods and services is increasing, but supplies have remained quite low, as well, which is

it's the arrival of the delta variant _ to pay it. it's the arrival of the deltaere in - to pay it. it's the arrival of the delta variant here in japan - to pay it. it's the arrival of the i delta variant here in japan that's delta variant here injapan that's led to this explosion of covid cases. if you look back to mid july, there were about 1500 cases. by august, that had jumped to 6000. now we are seeing the same with the seriously ill. at the end ofjuly, he and his team were treating just one seriously ill person. last week, that had jumped to 50. back at base, staff are constantly working the phones trying to find beds. so what if there is a covid outbreak at the paralympics? i if there is a covid outbreak at the paralympics?— paralympics? i think there is no room to treat _ paralympics? i think there is no room to treat the _ paralympics? i think there is no room to treat the paralympics l room to treat the paralympics members, because manyjapanese members, because many japanese people members, because manyjapanese people cannot get into the hospitals. peopl

are working to prevent severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. >> what does the delta variant, what should the deltaiant due to our behavior. and let's talk about both categories, the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, obviously? >> the delta variant is different. i think that's the key takeaway message. here it is more transmissible. if you have the delta variant, you can infect twice as many people. that is because the levels of virus that you carry in your nose in your throat, if you have the delta variant, are 1000 times higher than they would have been with early forms of the virus. imagine, you are just carrying with you that much more of the virus, you screw sneezing out that much more of the, virus it's going to be that much more contagious to people. and also it may result in more severe disease. we are seeing younger people, even children now, hospitalized and getting quite sick with this, and so this makes the delta variance a much more significant threat to anybody who is not vaccinated. >> we as a country have reached the level that president biden was hoping we would get to an july 4th,

this rapid increase, really attributable to the delta virus -- delta variant, excuse me, and the fact that we have reopened much of the city, so therefore, there's more activity. so the combination of these factors are what's driving this increase. next slide. so if there's any change in the current rate of vaccine uptake, and there's no change in san francisco's current contact rate, which is how much we're interacting with the public and each other, then we project the following, and these are just projections. the current surge would end with 257 additional covid deaths in san francisco. and with that last bullet, just to emphasize, the vast majority would be among people who are not fully vaccinated, and with vaccines, 90 to 95% of these deaths are preventible. next slide. as we've seen throughout the pandemic, covid-19 is having a disproportionate impact on different neighborhoods in the city. in this case, higher rates in the southeastern part of the city. the more the blue shade on this map, the higher the concentration in the city. so you see mission, tenderloin in particular

mutate and that's what is happening with the covid-19, and now to the delta variant, and then the new mutation presented itself as the delta name comes from the spike protein mutation that the original delta variant does not have, and that's where the plus comes from. antibodies suggested to protect against the delta plus variant. it has been detected in the united states, united kingdom and india. right here in the bay area, the santa clara county public health department has begun to sequence every delta plus case, and so far officials detected 16 cases of the mutated delta variant known as delta variant plus. with all of the viruses, as i mentioned, there's an anticipation of some type of mutation, and the cdc is cont continue to learn from it as more cases continue to present themselves and more research is conducted. live in san francisco. >> thank you. >>> with those covid cases rising, back to kids going to school so testing is in higher dethat phapd, and vaccinated people have symptoms, but how do you know when to test. >> yeah, they are ramping up testing to make sure anybody that needs or wants a test can get one

matter how you slice and dice the pie, more than 99.5% of deaths currently in the united states, even with delta. >> is the deltavariant driving more people to get vaccinated now? has that been kind of a showstopper now, people are finally getting it? >> yeah, i was pleasantly surprised within the last week, u.s. overall increasing 30% of vaccinations. bay area, very different rates depending on how vaccinated the community's. but i was really impressed with solano county, more than 60% increase, or 50% to 60%, and contra costa, around the same. san francisco, very high vaccination rate, bumping about 15%. >> if we mask up come midnight, more people get vaccinated, where do you see things, let's say 2 to 4 weeks down the road? >> i think it will look very different in the bay area and in california, and in the country, really, depending on how fast the community gets vaccinated. in a community with low vaccination rates you are going to see more people overwhelm the hospitals. we are seeing that already in states like missouri. we are seeing that in some communities in california, and that's where the two groups

delta plus variant bay area? . >> there's's no great evidence it is substantially worse and no great evidence it will spread and take over from delta. so i'd say it's at the level where we need to keep our eye on it. but right now, the main problem in our lives is the regular old delta variant. >> so with regard to the regular old delta, santa cruz county announced its case rate has doubled in the last two week. san francisco's positivity rate has hit a 15-month high. tell us why is this happening when we have over 70, 80% of the population vaccinated in many bay area counties? >> were a it is case, and the test case really is with a level of vaccination that the rest of the country aspires to. is that high enough to beat back this variant? and the answer is no. and that's a sad answer. two months ago, if you said to me, "we'll be about 75% vaccinated in the bay area," i would say we would have local herd immunity, that that would be high enough to keep the virus spreading. we'll hear about a case or two, but it wont spread. that's not right with delta. delta is 2, 2 1/2 times better at its main job, and its job is to infect people. with 75% vaccinated, that's not a high enough vaccination level to get us to anything resembling herd immunity. san francisco has gone

the delta variant of covid-19. pres. biden: good afternoon. i would like to make an important announcement today on our work to get every american vaccinated and protected from the deltairus -- delta variant of covid-19. i just got a briefing for my -- from my covid team. here's the latest data that confirms we are still in a pandemic of the unvaccinated. while we are starting to see initial signs that cases may be declining in a few places, cases are still rising, especially among the unvaccinated. there are still 85 million americans who are eligible to get vaccinated who remain unvaccinated and at real risk. across the country, virtually all of the covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued to be among the unvaccinated. in alabama, more than 90% of the current hospitalizations are among the unvaccinated. in texas, 95% of those in hospitals are unvaccinated. right now, it is worse in states where vaccination rates are low. even in states where the vaccination rate is high, the unvaccinated in those states are also at risk. we are seeing cases rise as a result. quite frankly, it is a tragedy. there are people who are dying and will die who did not have to. please

murray: with the delta variant that won't do it. because the deltas so much more infectious than the original virus that was circulating, even getting 100% of people vaccinated would not bring that down below one. what that means is, a lot of people here that and it feels scary, this will go on forever. we have to remember that this spring, last spring and summer, we were able to bring a three down below one in a lot of areas with masking and temporary restaurant closures and temporary event closures. if we can get as many people vaccinated as possible to get the number close to one, we can use our other tools to get it down below one. kristen: all hope is not lost. what if we got boosters? the fda is about to authorize boosters for the immuno compromised and may be soon for others. if we got the 50% that have vaccines a booster, so we bring up the efficacy a little, does that help a lot? a little bit? dr. murray: that doesn't help very much at all on the overall society level. what we are taking is, that equation where we have eight times one -0.5 t

. >> the bay area reinstates a master mandate but is it enough to protect us from the delta variant? >> the deltale recall up in the air. it is right in front of him. >> politics and the pandemic. plus abc 7 news insider. >>> breaking news. take a look. a complete traffic standstill through oakland. this video shows just how bad the backup is. it affects both directions to the freeway. officers are responding to an incident at high speed and 80. traffic is backed up eastbound. westbound, it starts near highway 13. >>> google maps shows you just how bad traffic is. the dark red is a solid backup. 580 is completely shut down at high street in oakland because of police activity. 880 is backed up as well. be warned that travel is slow this evening and could be that way for quite some time. >>> good evening to you. >> the virus has changed. >> delta is different. >> the rules are different too. starting first thing tomorrow, the bay area is bringing back its indoor master mandate. >> quite frankly vaccines are keeping thousands out of bay area hospitals

in the delta variant, most vaccines out there might be as effective against the delta. . he delta variant. nancy: i think there is a lot of desperation out there right now. people want to be vaccinated and want a sufficient vaccination rate in their countries of the covid isn't running wild and overwhelming their health care system. that is understandable. that is what we are feeling in australia. but this is a war that is going to be fought with a number of battles. so, we are at the first stage where we are fighting back against covid. we have these new vaccines, but we are going to be developing more vaccines, vaccines that are more effective against the variants, and also potentially vaccines that don't rely on attacking the parts of covid that change. there are parts of the virus that don't change as much, so potentially getting those parts of the virus with a vaccine might avoid us having to keep re-vaccinating. there is a lot happening in the vaccine world right now, trying to make it so we can reduce death and illness from the virus in as many places as possible, o

now to indicate that that should be more concerning than the original delta variant as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county have the delta variant in 47 tested positive for its sub stream. the delta plus alameda county reports fewer than 10 cases as of last tuesday. >> and contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of their detected delta cases have been dealt a plus covid is 3 although rules out the window and the reason why is that? >> there's so much transmission all around the world. that you're just getting more and more chances. so miss shift from the perspective of the virus. the cdc is recommending fully vaccinated. people return to wearing masks indoors because of the delta search and 8 bay area counties are requiring this because of the delta's high-transmission vaccinated people can get infected in this variant spreads more easily. we are still protected from serious disease. that's hospitalizations deaths and being on a ventilator. for example. >> but again, things may change over time as continued transmission. well created variance that me be more vaccine in the days to than what we know about so

the delta variant was already strain of the original very now. there's a strain, a variant of the delta variant. they're calling it dealt applause. if it could be worse and it is. >> delta. plus, they say is even more contagious and more dangerous than the regular delta covers michelle kingston takes a look. what you see is like buy stuff. >> just getting worse. mutating. >> the delta variant is the most contagious coronavirus mutant. so far in the pandemic and now there's a variation of that variant and it's gaining speed. the delta plus was first detected in europe back in march. doctors say it's more transmissible than the original delta variant and that it latches on to lung cells more easily. this delta plus has been identified in it. >> has changes that. >> suggest the possibility of it being a problem for us. it exploded. we've known about delta plus for a while now and it just hasn't exploded even where we first found south asia, the county of santa clara is already tracking it on their website, though they say it exists statewide and nationwide. >> and that there's not enough i

a new strain of the delta variant has been detected right here in the bay area. it's called delta. plus officials say it is the most contagious variant we've seen so far. delta plus was first detected in europe in march, doctors say it's even more transmissible. then the original delta variant. and it latches on to your long cells even more easily. >> it's kind of like but it's taken some super powers data which was this is from the south africa. and that's why it's by like delta. but the pluses, it increase. vision like the south beta variant. >> as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county had the delta variant 47 tested positive for delta. plus, alameda county reports fewer than 10 cases of delta plus, as of last tuesday and contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of their delta cases have been dealt a plus. >> across the state more than 5500 people currently in the hospital with covid-19 across california. and that is the highest number of hospitalizations since february. 25th more than 9500 new cases of the virus were reported yesterday. another 56 deaths as

the delta variant is the most contagious coronavirus mutant. so far in the pandemic and now there's a variation of that variant and it's gaining speed. the deltas first detected in europe back in march. doctors say it's more transmissible than the original delta variant and that it latches on to lung cells more easily this delta plus has been identified in it. >> has changes that. >> suggest the possibility of it being a problem for us. it exploded. we've known about delta plus for a while now and it just hasn't exploded even where we first found south asia, the county of santa clara is already tracking it on their website, though they say it exists statewide and nationwide. >> and that there's not enough information right now to indicate that that should be more concerning than the original delta variant as of last week, 298 people in santa clara county have the delta variant in 47 tested positive for its sub strain that delta plus alameda county reports fewer than 10 cases as of last tuesday. >> and contra costa county health officials say less than 7% of their detected delta cases have been dealt a plus covid is 3 all the rules out the wind

i wanted to start off with if you could explain how the delta plus strain is different from this deltan that we've been hearing about, yeah, absolutely. so you know, as we know, the delta variant is another mutation from the original covid-19 strain and mutations are expected with the viruses. many would say this is. part of the humdrum part of the genetic drift that we would expect. so, uh, the delta variant, the one that we see which is prevalent across the united states and much of the world, including brazil, israel, indonesia. india has been out there it is more transmissible this delta plus variant is really a variant at the sub unit level, also involving the spike protein and may in fact, be allowing. delta plus very into even have more transmissibility. uh, it's really early. there are very few cases. we've just identified 64 cases in the bay area and so much more has to be learned. but it is once again at that, uh, a mutation that is likely affecting the very spike protein that has been really a part of the covid-19 characteristic in all of these syrians, and do we know whethe

it may also reflect something about the delta variant. certainly the delta variant, very high amounts of virus in your nose, so if you think about it, that's a real setup for children transmitting the virus among each other like we frequently see infectious diseases transmitted. then we don't know whether there is something different about this variant that just is beyond being more infectious makes it worse for kids, but there is no doubt we are seeing lots of kids infected. my colleagues at children's hospital are -- children's hospitals are seeing many infected children, even some who were previously healthy and have no underlying diseases. you know, some unfortunately have died, and i think people need to pay attention to these stories and realize that right now we have about 1,000 people a day dying in the united states due to covid. we don't have people dying from the vaccine. when you consider your risk and your risk of your family, please think about it. now unfortunately we don't yet have the information we need to extend use of the vaccine to child

the delta variant. >> we do know that the vaccine has efficacy and protection against delta variant right after you receive. but knowing whinformation on right now and certainly given what we're seeing with delta the way it's ripping through the country and our communities we need to be vigilant. >> you can watch more of this at 7:00. moderna is currently testing a booster shot. at the same time it's also developing a flu vaccine. researchers want to create a single shot that prevents covid and the flu that people would get once a year. >>> business and health experts will be meeting to talk about how the delta variant could impact our economy and our reopening. this comes as the mutation of the delta variant called delta plus has been detected detected clara county. the mutation of the prominent delta variant is circulating among the unvaccinated. the county dashboard shows almost 50 total cases of mutated delta variants including 46 cases of delta plus. >> we can have additional variants that will be even more infectious. we may build up sufficient immunity in the u.s. population and hopefully globally t

some say climbing cases of the delta variant prompted them to fiemtsly get vaccinated. a total of 34 are 5 cases of the delta and delta plus variant have been reported in santa clara county. she was hospitalized with it in india. >> it was awful. yeah. i was admitted for eight days in the hospital. i didn't need any oxygen, but i was on, like, heavy medication and stuff. >> reporter: because she had covid, she says doctors told her she'd have to wait 90 days before getting a vaccine. >> i just could not wait to get vaccinated. >> reporter: in campbell, mayor marianne favro. >> download our app to stay up to speed on all the covid-19 guidance and headlines. >>> it's been three weeks since taylor cry check was last seen. law enforcement resumed the search after calling it off because gps data showed particular areas that could be worth a search. ultimately, crews did not find anything. but family members remain hopeful. >> the support we have received so much has made us feel less lonely, it's incredibly difficult time. >> we miss our son and so incredibly, he's a delightful person. he has such spirit, such lo

doctor mark siegel, the latest on delta and delta plus. he way, lloyd austen is expected to make the covid vaccine mandatory for the military, 1.3 million active-duty troops. coming up this morning the governor of florida, ron this santos firing back at president biden's criticism of his handling of the pandemic. take a listen. >> why don't you do your job, why don't you get this border security until you do that i don't want to hear a blip about covid from you. ashley: take that. take a look, he may have a point. look at these numbers, 7000 covid positive migrants have been released in mcallen, texas, since february. 1500 in the last week alone. that is positive testing migrants. florida senator rick scott will respond to do that with the delta variant surging vaccine doses are expiring in a few weeks. the state's governor will join us in a few minutes as i want to know if they will impose a new restriction or mask mandate. as we head to break a quick check of futures as we see slightly higher ahead of "the opening bell" but very modestly

the delta variant has been to almost half of china's provinces. the cdc has extended a ban on evictions in u.s. with high spread of the deltairus delta variant. -- delta variant. president biden once the new band will face legal challenges and may be found unconstitutional. the british navy says the hijacking of a ship off of iran has ended. unidentified people were said to have boarded a ship. they left today. it took place after a possible drone strikem an -- of innate is really operated ship. iran was probably behind the attack. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> of course i made it clear that the existing moratorium was not constitutional. it would not stand. in the meantime, what i have been pushing for, we have billions of dollars given to states to provide for rent and utilities for those people who cannot afford to stay in their home. jonathan: the president of the united states there. alongside tom keene and jonathan abramowitz, i'm jonathan ferro. your equity market on s&p 500 down thre