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Ecological study reveals differing case fatality ratio declines between Delta and non-Delta variants in the UK, suggesting variant-specific impacts on vaccine protection.
The circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Delta (i.e., B.1.617.2) variants challenges the pandemic control. Our analysis showed that in the United Kingdom (UK), the reported case fatality ratio (CFR) decreased from May to July 2021 for non-Delta variant, whereas the decreasing trends of the CFR of Delta variant appeared weak and insignificant. The association between vaccine coverage and CFR might be stratified by different circulating variants. Due to the limitation of ecological study design, the interpretation of our results should be treated with caution.
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