Fierce Healthcare July 27, 2021
Centene Corporation CEO Michael Neidorff told investors Tuesday that the environment for the rest of 2021 could be “choppy” as the delta variant of COVID-19 spreads.
Neidorff said that an expert epidemiologist that has worked with Centene during the pandemic said that delta has a 1,260 times greater concentration within the respiratory system when compared to the original strain of COVID-19.
On average, a person infected with delta passes the virus on to between four and eight people, compared to an average of 2.5 people for the original strain, he said. Neidorff added that 83% of COVID-19 cases are of the delta variant, up from just 10% a month ago.
He echoed public health officials in calling this current surge...
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