NIH Director: Delta Is a Different Virus than Last Year; Vaccinated Individuals Can Still Transmit Covid

PERINO Dr Collins welcome ░░░░░░░░ to Fox News Sunday ░░░░░░░░ s so good to ░░░░░░░░ you here COLLINS Great ░░░░░░░░ be with you Dana ░░░░░░░░ chance to talk about ░░░░░░░░ we are with Covid ░░░░░░░░ Well let s start ░░░░░░░░ that It has been ░░░░░░░░ very confusing week for ░░░░░░░░ trying to understand just ░░░░░░░░ is happening with Covid ░░░░░░░░ this stage of the ░░░░░░░░ We have the Delta ░░░░░░░░ it s spreading across ░░░░░░░░ Could you give our ░░░░░░░░ as clear an explanation ░░░░░░░░ possible on what we ░░░░░░░░ know and what we ░░░░░░░░ be doing right now ░░░░░░░░ I will very much ░░░░░░░░ to do that And ░░░░░░░░ me try to strip ░░░░░░░░ all of the confusing ░░░░░░░░ and try to hit ░░░░░░░░ high points And they ░░░░░░░░ of come in two ░░░░░░░░ the bad news and ░░░░░░░░ good news So let ░░░░░░░░ start with the bad ░░░░░░░░ Delta is spreading We ░░░░░░░░ it s extremely contagious ░░░░░░░░ certainly in some parts ░░░░░░░░ the country like Missouri ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana it is reaching ░░░░░░░░ high levels and we ░░░░░░░░ now once again seeing ░░░░░░░░ levels per day closing ░░░░░░░░ on 100 000 which ░░░░░░░░ haven t seen since ░░░░░░░░ So this is really ░░░░░░░░ different virus than last ░░░░░░░░ And everything we learned ░░░░░░░░ Covid a year ago ░░░░░░░░ ve got to sort ░░░░░░░░ hit the reset button ░░░░░░░░ now how we need ░░░░░░░░ react to it We ░░░░░░░░ are learning and this ░░░░░░░░ not particularly good news ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people if they ░░░░░░░░ infected which is rare ░░░░░░░░ it does happen they ░░░░░░░░ pretty high viral loads ░░░░░░░░ means they could also ░░░░░░░░ passing it on to ░░░░░░░░ people Even though they ░░░░░░░░ a very low risk ░░░░░░░░ getting seriously ill themselves ░░░░░░░░ can be a vector ░░░░░░░░ was the reason for ░░░░░░░░ saying it s time ░░░░░░░░ those places where the ░░░░░░░░ is spreading which is ░░░░░░░░ 75 percent of our ░░░░░░░░ to put the masks ░░░░░░░░ on when you re ░░░░░░░░ an indoor space where ░░░░░░░░ whether you re vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ not This is the ░░░░░░░░ way to stop the ░░░░░░░░ of this very contagious ░░░░░░░░ So those are the ░░░░░░░░ things Cross talk PERINO ░░░░░░░░ ahead COLLINS The good ░░░░░░░░ The vaccines work extremely ░░░░░░░░ including against Delta If ░░░░░░░░ re vaccinated right now ░░░░░░░░ chance of getting infected ░░░░░░░░ this goes down by ░░░░░░░░ least three and a ░░░░░░░░ fold Your likelihood of ░░░░░░░░ symptoms goes down by ░░░░░░░░ fold Your likelihood of ░░░░░░░░ really significantly ill in ░░░░░░░░ hospital goes down by ░░░░░░░░ fold That s an ░░░░░░░░ encouraging new set of ░░░░░░░░ from the real world ░░░░░░░░ we re tracking this ░░░░░░░░ vaccinations are still our ░░░░░░░░ hope and they are ░░░░░░░░ beautifully but of course ░░░░░░░░ need to be sure ░░░░░░░░ all people take advantage ░░░░░░░░ that.”