MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged Filipinos again on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the face of the greater threat posed by its more transmissible Delta variant, which has caused a surge in cases in other countries.
In a statement, the CHR the variant — also known as B.1.617.2 or the India variant, after the country where it was first detected — had become a cause of concern because, as Filipino health experts pointed out, it wasshown to be 60 percent more infectious than the Alpha variant.
The Alpha variant, also known as B.1.1.7, was first detected in the United Kingdom (UK), which was why it was first called the UK varian…
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