Delta Varient infected 24 at superspreader party in Australia but not the 6 vaccinated guests

The Delta variant infected almost everyone at a 'superspreader' party in Australia — but not the 6 vaccinated people After a birthday party near Sydney, 24 guests tested positive for COVID-19. The six fully vaccinated guests remained healthy, a health official said. Andrea Michelson Business Insider

• Almost all of the guests at a birthday party near Sydney later tested positive for the coronavirus.
• The six fully vaccinated guests remained healthy, a health official said.
• Only 5% of Australians are fully vaccinated, leaving the population vulnerable to the Delta variant.

A birthday party in Australia has been called a "superspreader" event after 24 guests tested positive for the coronavirus.

The highly infectious Delta variant could have infected every guest at the party had there not been six fully vaccinated healthcare workers in attendance, New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Monday.

Hazzard told reporters that all 24 guests who tested positive were unvaccinated, demonstrating "just how important vaccinations are," per the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

He also said an attendee who had received only a single dose of the vaccine did not get infected.

The 31 cases linked to the party are just one cluster in the outbreak affecting Sydney, with 170 active cases recorded in New South Wales. The state is under a stay-at-home order in an attempt to curb the spread.

Other areas of Australia are also tightening up restrictions, either by closing borders to affected regions or by reintroducing mask-wearing and social distancing indoors. ...

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