The WHO said Wednesday that the CoVID-19 vaccine-dominated delta reduces the variety of transmissions by about 40 percent, and warned that people are suffering from a false sense of security.


The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Azanom Gabrias, has called on vaccinators to take steps to prevent the spread of the disease.


He noted that last week, more than 60% of the cases and deaths reported from CoVID-19 occurred again in Europe.


He said that a large number of cases were translating into unsustainable pressure on the health system and tired health workers.


"We are concerned about the misconception that the vaccine has eliminated the epidemic and that those who have been vaccinated do not need to take any other precautions," Tedros told reporters.


"Vaccines save lives, but they do not completely stop the transmission.


"Data show that before the advent of the Delta variant, the vaccine reduced transmission by about 60%. With Delta, it has dropped to about 40%.


The high-transition delta variant is now very dominant around the world, with all the crowds except the other variants and the actual strain.


According to the WHO's weekly Epidemiology Report, 99.8% of the 845,000 series uploaded to the GISAID Global Science Initiative with samples collected in the last 60 days were delta.


"If you are vaccinated, you have a much lower risk of serious illness and death, but you are still at risk of infection and infecting others," Tedros said.



"We can't say this very clearly: even if you've been vaccinated, take precautions so you don't infect yourself, and don't infect anyone else who might die."