New COVID Variant Concerns Scientists

The rise of a new COVID variant has doctors worried about this summer. It’s called the Delta variant, first detected in India. Baylor infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez says it is now spreading in the United States more quickly than anything they’ve seen before. The CDC says that the variant links to more severe disease and a higher hospitalization rate. The good news? Dr. Hotez says the current vaccines are effective against it.