While the Delta variant has been largely to blame for cockblocking Hot Vax Summer, it might be worth diverting some of the spotlight on Delta to another variant: R.1. According to experts, the R.1 variant may have a higher chance of causing breakthrough infections than earlier variants. Here’s what we know about it so far.
First of all, it’s important to note that Delta is still the world’s most dominant variant by a long shot. Around 92% of coronavirus sequences from the U.S. that have been sent to the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data were Delta. In contrast, R.1 is responsible for less than 0.5% of cases in the U.S., public health physician Charlene Brown told Yahoo! News.
