The delta variant of Covid is more contagious than chickenpox and highly infectious which can be transmitted easily.
Dr. Jimmy Rodgers is reported in the Island Sun newspaper today saying the Covid-19 delta variant has been found to be more contagious than the chicken pox, another viral disease which is widely known as highly infectious.
The Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this information is confirmed by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) a national public health agency of the United States.
“Based on new information the delta variant had been confirmed by CDC and stressed it is as infectious as or more infectious than chicken pox
“For those of you that have chicken pox before you know the way which chickenpox spreads that is how this new variant is spreading,” Dr. Rodgers said.
“This virus is more deadly and increasing more number of people are dying from this variant comparing to the number of people died from the previous variant.
“This variant started with children and no one is exempted from this variant.
“The common thing I want to mention here is all those that have died at least in Fiji have not been vaccinated. And this is a really important issue for us to take note of,” Rodgers said.
He stressed many countries have stepped up their vaccination coverage seeing that is the only way to combat it.
“If we happen to introduce the delta variant, then we must be prepared to eliminate it in quarantine stations and that has been a policy that worked for us and a policy that we are fine tuning, to make sure we can protect the country and the people from this virus,” Rodgers said.
He said a lot of people in the Solomon Islands still think that COVID-19 can’t hurt them.
“Let me say, there are families torn apart by this disease.
“I just want to make sure all Solomon Islanders to know that this disease is not to be played around with,” Rodgers said.
He said having mandatory vaccination in Solomon Islands is to ensure the population is fully vaccinated and if the virus happens to come in it will not have a disastrous effect in the country and on the people.
Source. Island Sun newspaper.
Comment.
Dr Rodgers put the facts plainly and simply. Covid-19 and its Delta variant is not something to be “messed around with” as it clearly is a highly dangerous, deadly virus than can kill and one needs to be fully vaccinated to be protected.
NSW, Victoria, parts of Queensland and Fiji are seeing increasing and daily cases of the Delta variant and more deaths of those that were not vaccinated.
To all those who are still to get themselves vaccinated in the Solomon Islands, I would please urge you to so urgently. It could be too late to reduce the risk to your life and to others if the Delta variant gets a foothold in the SI.
Yours sincerely
Frank Short
