An outbreak of Covid-19 among vaccinated staffers at a Las Vegas hospital has highlighted the risks posed by the Delta variant in the US, as Nevada struggles with rising Covid cases and stagnating vaccination rates. Eleven workers at the Sunrise hospital and medical center, only one of whom was unvaccinated, tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in early June, hospital officials confirmed to the Guardian. “The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that 11 of our colleagues at Sunrise Hospital tested positive for the Covid-19 Delta variant,” Sunrise’s CEO, Todd P Sklamberg, said in a statement. While there have been breakthrough cases, health officials have repeatedly said that vaccinations provide strong protection, including against the Delta variant. “Over the past month, our numbers have been continually trending upward, and the Delta variant is obviously contributing to that.

Source: The Guardian July 14, 2021 00:22 UTC