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

NIH Director Dr Francis ░░░░░░░░ to Dana Perino yesterday ░░░░░░░░ So let me start ░░░░░░░░ the bad news Delta ░░░░░░░░ spreading We know it ░░░░░░░░ extremely contagious And certainly ░░░░░░░░ some parts of the ░░░░░░░░ like Missouri Arkansas Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ is reaching very high ░░░░░░░░ and we are now ░░░░░░░░ again seeing case levels ░░░░░░░░ day closing in on ░░░░░░░░ 000 which we haven ░░░░░░░░ seen since February So ░░░░░░░░ is really a different ░░░░░░░░ than last year And ░░░░░░░░ we learned about Covid ░░░░░░░░ year ago you ve ░░░░░░░░ to sort of hit ░░░░░░░░ reset button on now ░░░░░░░░ we need to react ░░░░░░░░ it We also are ░░░░░░░░ and this is not ░░░░░░░░ good news that vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ if they get infected ░░░░░░░░ is rare but it ░░░░░░░░ happen they have pretty ░░░░░░░░ viral loads which means ░░░░░░░░ could also be passing ░░░░░░░░ on to other people ░░░░░░░░ though they have a ░░░░░░░░ low risk of getting ░░░░░░░░ ill themselves they can ░░░░░░░░ a vector That was ░░░░░░░░ reason for CDC saying ░░░░░░░░ s time in those ░░░░░░░░ where the virus is ░░░░░░░░ which is about 75 ░░░░░░░░ of our counties to ░░░░░░░░ the masks back on ░░░░░░░░ you re in an ░░░░░░░░ space where it whether ░░░░░░░░ re vaccinated or not ░░░░░░░░ is the best way ░░░░░░░░ stop the transmission of ░░░░░░░░ very contagious virus So ░░░░░░░░ are the bad things.”