The emergence of two sublineages of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Western Canada holds important lessons for the rest of the country on the consequences of allowing a virus to spread unchecked, infectious disease experts say. Dr. Jessica Minion, a medical microbiologist with the Saskatchewan Health authority, highlighted her concerns with the Delta variant sublineages in a town hall last Thursday. The Delta variant is the dominant variant in Saskatchewan, making up nearly 100 per cent of cases. But they don’t seem to pose a much greater threat than the baseline Delta variant. (But) it’s not to Delta the way Delta was to Alpha or the way Alpha was to the original COVID,” Colijn said.

Source: thestar November 14, 2021 07:38 UTC