US President Joe Biden says Delta variant 'potentially deadlier', urges people to get vaccinated

US President Biden said that Delta variant is "more easily transmissible, potentially deadlier and particularly dangerous for young people". 

Washington: Cautioning Americans against the highly transmissible delta variant that appears to be "particularly dangerous" for young people, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) urged people to take the shot as soon as possible. "The new variants will leave unvaccinated people even more vulnerable than they are or were a month ago. This is a serious concern. Especially because of what experts are calling the Delta variant. It`s a variant that is more easily transmissible, potentially deadlier and particularly dangerous for young people," Biden said during a press conference at the White House. The World Health Organization (WHO) has earlier included the Delta variant in its list of the so-called variants of concern as it became prevalent and caused a sharp surge in infections in some countries, especially India, where it was first identified. During the address, Biden also announced that the US administered over 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccines over the last 150 days.