A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Tuesday that people who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 are 29.2 times as likely to be hospitalized because of the virus as fully vaccinated people. “Please, do not underestimate the risk of serious consequences of this virus,” Walensky continued. “Vaccines are the best tool we have to take charge of this pandemic.”The highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19 now represents over 98% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Walensky said. Among all U.S. states, Alabama and Mississippi are tied for the lowest percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated — and they are suffering the consequences. On Tuesday, the state’s health department announced the state had set a new one-day record for COVID-19 deaths after 111 people perished.

Source: Huffington Post August 24, 2021 20:15 UTC