The lambda variant has been identified in less than 700 cases in the United States.
Here's what you should know.
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Here's what you should know.
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
About 83% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the delta variant and the vast majority of hospitalizations are among unvaccinated people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, the World Health Organization in June called lambda a "variant of interest," meaning it has genetic changes that affect the virus' characteristics and has caused significant community spread or clusters of COVID-19 in multiple countries.
The lambda variant was first identified in Peru in December 2020. Since April, more than 80% of sequenced cases in the country have been identified as the lambda variant.
It hasn't spread nearly to the same level on a global scale as the delta variant. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
It hasn't spread nearly to the same level on a global scale as the delta variant. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Are COVID-19 vaccines effective against the lambda variant?
Studies have suggested the vaccines currently authorized for use in the U.S. are highly effective at preventing severe COVID-19 and death across multiple variants. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Studies have suggested the vaccines currently authorized for use in the U.S. are highly effective at preventing severe COVID-19 and death across multiple variants. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
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