What You Need to Know About the Delta Variant

What type of virus is the Delta variant?

• A new type of flu virus.

• A strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

• A type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

• A common cold virus.

What makes the Delta variant spread more easily than previous COVID-19 strains?

• It causes people to sneeze more often.

• Infected people have higher viral loads, meaning more virus copies in their bodies.

• It can survive longer on surfaces.

• It is resistant to hand sanitizer.

Which of the following is a new symptom that has been observed with the Delta variant?

• Loss of taste

• Cough

• Hearing loss

• Shortness of breath

What was the main purpose of the initial COVID-19 vaccine tests?

• To completely stop the transmission of the virus.

• To prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death.

• To cure people who were already infected.

• To make the virus less dangerous.