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The Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and may be spread by vaccinated people as easily as the unvaccinated, an internal C.D.C. report said.

Friday, July 30, 2021 12:51 AM EST

The Delta variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, according to the document.

The immediate next step for the agency is to "acknowledge the war has changed," the document said.

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