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Thus there is some evidence that the delta variant does not kill as large a proportion of those it infects as the previous variants. However, the difference is a few %. The statement "far less dangerous" currently appears to be an overreach based on the data so far.
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Figs 3 and 4 show that no alarm would be generated by looking at the average ratio of deaths/confirmed cases for US states.
Dr Joseph Mercola also says: "Natural immunity offers robust protection against all variants, whereas vaccine-induced immunity can’t. The reason for this is because when you recover from the natural infection, you have both antibodies and T cells against all parts of the virus, not just the spike protein". However, natural infection can lead to hospitalization, death or long term disability.
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