[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said on Friday she expects the Indian 'Delta' coronavirus variant, B.1.617.2, to become dominant in the U.S.
- She noted that the Alpha 'Kent' variant took between one or two months to become the most prevalent strain in America and believes the same situation will occur with B.1.617.2
- As of Friday, the strain makes up 10% of all cases in the U.S., which is nearly double from the 6% of cases it accounted for last week
- Walensky urged Americans to get vaccinated, noting that studies have found two doses of COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against the Delta variant
- In the UK, the variant now accounts for 99% of cases, and the amount of people infected increased from 42,000 to 76,000 in a week - an 80% jump
- Last week, 383 Britons were hospitalized with the mutant strain, which rose to 806 this week, and variant deaths rose from 42 to 73
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