White House To Send Response Teams To Battle Delta Variant

The delta variant is spreading through communities with low vaccination rates.

The White House said its going to send response teams to help battle the delta variant. "Currently, approximately 1,000 counties in the United States have vaccination coverage of less than 30%. These communities primarily in the southeast and midwest are our most vulnerable. In some of these areas, we are already seeing increasing rates of disease," said Centers For Disease Control And Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Scientists believe the delta varIant is 50 percent more transmissible than others and has been found in a fifth of new U.S. cases.