Health official reveals the signs you have the Delta variant rather than original COVID
THE Delta variant has already become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the US, but many people still don't know that the signs of Delta differ from the well known symptoms of the original strain.The Delta strain is now dominantAccording to Louisiana State Health Officer Joe Kanter, although the Delta variant still shows up with classic COVID symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath, and fever, other symptoms could be mistaken for a common cold or even just allergies.
Kanter said: “You can present with relatively mild symptoms that you can easily confuse for allergies or something that you picked up from your kid who is in daycare, all of those things. "If you have any symptoms, no matter how mild, even if it is a sore throat, even if it is a runny nose, even if it is sinus congestion, go get yourself tested and limit your contact with other people until you do so.”The researchers wrote: "Our data shows that people who had been vaccinated and then tested positive for COVID-19 were more likely to report sneezing as a symptom compared with those without a jab."strain to become dominant in the US on July 7.
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