I'm a Virus Expert and Here's a Sure Sign You've Had Delta | Eat This Not That - Eat This, Not That

Getting vaccinated from coronavirus is now a race against the spread of the Delta variant, which is two times as contagious as previous strains.

She provided information about the likely indications someone has the Delta variant for the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.

If you have been diagnosed with COVID-19 this year, it is likely you were infected with the Delta variant. If you are experiencing symptoms and have been in close contact with someone infected, it is a good idea to get tested.

Symptoms experienced by vaccinated individuals are generally milder than those experienced by unvaccinated people.

Generally, symptoms are like a mild cold and can include cough, fever, headache, and loss of taste or smell. These less severe symptoms often do not lead to hospitalization.

Unvaccinated individuals may experience cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches, loss of taste or smell, and many other symptoms.

Preliminary data analysis suggests that among unvaccinated individuals, the Delta variant may cause more severe symptoms than the Alpha variant.

We do know that the Delta variant infects more individuals.

Individuals infected with the Delta variant can infect about twice as many individuals as we had observed in people infected with the Alpha variant.

Infected people have had a wide range of symptoms reported – from mild symptoms to severe illness

Follow the public health fundamentals and help end this pandemic, no matter where you live—get vaccinated ASAP; if you live in an area with low vaccination rates, wear an N95 face mask, don't travel, social distance, avoid large crowds, don't go indoors with people you're not sheltering with (especially in bars), practice good hand hygiene, and to protect your life and the lives of others, don't visit any of these 35 Places You're Most Likely to Catch COVID