As of 15 June, there were 139 cases detected in Norway, all related to a few outbreaks with little spread.
– We do not know how the Delta variant will develop in Norway. The incidence is low and it has not yet increased dramatically. And even if it should become dominant in Norway at the end of July, we will at the same time have come a long way in the vaccination program and thereby received good protection in the population, says infection control director Geir Bukholm to VG.
Delta is a variant of concern for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) because it seems to penetrate more easily through people who have only received one vaccine dose. Figures from the UK indicate that a single dose of vaccine only provides 33 percent protection against this variant – but full protection after two.
At the same time, it seems that one sting holds against serious illness. If enough people are vaccinated, it will also prevent spread and lead to the Delta variant not having as many to infect.
– We are currently not too worried about the consequences of it taking over, even if it should happen during the month of July. At the end of July, most people over the age of 45 in the Norwegian population will be vaccinated, he tells the newspaper.
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