Vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. has proven to be a stubborn issue that is holding back America's ability to defend itself against the particularly infectious Delta variant in certain parts of the country
“One of the biggest fears is that children are vectors even though many of them aren’t getting very sick,” Yeo said. “They do have the potential to transmit, particularly in areas where the vaccination rates are low. I’m lucky. I’m in New York and I think 75% of our population is vaccinated. So we’re starting to get closer to potential herd immunity for those individuals that aren’t vaccinated.
Younger people have proven to be less vulnerable to transmitting coronavirus as well as hospitalization and death once infected, though each new variant creates the possibility that the effects on children could change. Children accounted for 16.8% of new confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending July 22, according to theVaccines have thus far been very effective against the worst outcomes of the COVID-19, including during theof Delta variant cases.
“The more unvaccinated people there are, the more chances there’s going to be more variation, [meaning] more chance that one of these mutations is going to be the one that the vaccines can’t protect against," Yeo said. "The more individuals that we have vaccinated, the less likely that these viruses are going to continue to mutate and spread and become more dangerous.”
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