The Delta variant also infects the vaccinated. “We are witnessing the consequences of the galloping spread of the Delta variant which is not a benign variant: it causes infections with a high viral load, therefore very contagious”, explains virologist Francesco Menichetti, head of Infectious Diseases at the Pisa hospital, at time.news Salute commenting on the data of the weekly ISS-Ministry of Health monitoring on the trend of Covid-19 which sees the Rt index at a national level in strong growth and the prevalence of the Delta variant at 94.8%, as from the data of the flash survey just released .
“The current etiology of Covid with the predominance of the Delta variant – explains the expert – requires the utmost caution because it can also affect, albeit sporadically, full-cycle vaccinated people who could be, in particular cases, also diffusers of contagion. Therefore, together with the vaccination policy – warns the virologist – good behaviors must also be strengthened. We must systematically recover the use of the mask even for full-cycle vaccinated people “.