- Variant could be dominant strain in US within two to three weeks
- President: ‘Young, unvaccinated people more vulnerable than ever’
2.12pm BST
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Joe Biden has warned that the Delta variant Covid-19 strain is “more contagious, it’s deadlier, and it’s spreading quickly around the world” as he urged unvaccinated people to get the vaccine. In a tweet Biden said the Delta variant, which could become the dominant strain in the US within two to three weeks, leaves “young, unvaccinated people more vulnerable than ever”.