Covid, here are the symptoms of the Delta variant. Guardian Report
Researchers warn that the Delta variant, the most prevalent in the UK, may be mistaken for a milder disease
Headache, sore throat and runny nose are the most common symptoms associated with the most prevalent Covid variant in the UK, the researchers said.
The data, collected as part of the app-based Zoe Covid symptom study, suggests that the Delta variant first detected in India looks like a "bad cold," according to Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College. London, which is conducting the work – reports The Guardian .
“Covid is… acting different now, it's more like a bad cold,” he said. "People may think they just have some sort of seasonal cold, and they keep going to parties… we think this is fueling a lot of the problem." So what's really important to understand is that since the beginning of May, we've seen the main symptoms in all app users, and they're not the same as before. So, the number one symptom is headache… followed by sore throat, runny nose and fever ”.
According to the NHS, the classic symptoms of Covid are fever, cough, and loss of smell or taste. Spector said that with Delta, cough appears to be the fifth most common symptom, and loss of smell doesn't make the top 10.
The data suggests that the Delta variant is at least 40% more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in Kent, and appears to double the risk of hospitalization. It also makes vaccines a little less effective, particularly after just one dose.
The rapid and priority introduction of vaccines in the UK means that even if a high number of older people are fully vaccinated, younger adults are likely to be partially vaccinated or unvaccinated for now. According to an analysis by the Guardian, two thirds of the population in England are still not protected by vaccines against symptomatic infection of the Delta variant.
“I think the message here is that if you're young and have milder symptoms in any way, it might just feel like a bad cold… stay home and get tested,” Spector said. The app, run by the health science company Zoe – founded by Spector – with scientific analysis provided by King's College London, has more than 4 million collaborators globally.
According to data published on 10 June, cases are higher and rising faster in the unvaccinated population in the UK. Cases increased the most in the 20-29 age group, and the 0-19 age group follows closely, according to data collected from participants between May 23 and June 5 (this excludes data from rapid tests).
These rising case numbers are likely rooted in the higher transmission rate and fatigue surrounding social distancing. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the proportion of adults in Britain who maintain social distance from people outside their family dropped to 68% over the period 2-6 June, up from 74% in the previous week.
(Extract from the foreign press review by Epr Comunicazione )
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/covid-ecco-i-sintomi-della-variante-delta-report-guardian/ on Sat, 19 Jun 2021 06:13:15 +0000.