But other jurisdictions are raising the alarm that the Delta variant, which was first discovered in India, could require a retreat to pandemic health measures. Barbara Ferrer, the county's director of public health, acknowledged that vaccines are "very effective" in protecting against the Delta variant. But others experts say the concern about the Delta variant is overblown and returning to strict health measures could be harmful. "While 40-60% more contagious," Makary said of the Delta variant, "the COVID in all its variant forms is circulating at very low levels in the population. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday the federal government isn't considering implementing new national health measures beacuse of the United States' vaccination rate.

Source: Fox News July 07, 2021 10:41 UTC