The 'misleading' conclusions being drawn from the CDC's internal Delta variant report

The Washington Post on Friday published an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide deck highlighting the agency's latest messaging surrounding vaccines and the rapidly-spreading Delta variant. Notably, the CDC appears to suggest that vaccinated individuals infected by the Delta variant can transmit the virus to others just as easily as the unvaccinated.

While the document has succeeded in capturing widespread attention, some scientists and critics have flagged both the deck's framing and the conclusions being drawn from it as "misleading," particularly as they relate to the efficacy of vaccines.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.