--- title: "Will the Delta Variant Derail California's Reopening? | Sutter Health" description: "Sutter Health, UCSF and state public health leaders discuss whether rising delta variant cases could delay California's pandemic reopening in this webinar." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/will-delta-derail-the-reopening" --- 1. [Home](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Perspectives](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives) / 3. Will Delta Derail The Reopening # Will Delta Derail the Reopening? Sutter Health, UCSF and state public health leaders discuss whether rising delta variant cases could delay California's pandemic reopening in this webinar. August 11, 2021 by Monique Binkley Smith ![Will Delta Derail the Reopening?](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/perspectives/iStock-1280440759-d7bebeaa.jpg?h=689&iar=0&w=1523 "Will Delta Derail the Reopening?") The highly contagious delta variant shocked an already-reeling world with the speed at which it spread and became the dominant strain of COVID-19. After this latest twist in the pandemic story, it may feel overwhelming to try and separate fact from fiction. But knowing whom to go to for science-based information may help. Recently, on a webinar hosted by the civic and business leadership group [Bay Area Council](https://www.bayareacouncil.org/), physician leaders from Sutter Health, UCSF and the California Department for Public Health discussed the current surge in COVID cases caused by the delta variant and the need for more people to be vaccinated to further protect our communities. **Watch the webinar “Will Delta Derail Our Reopening?” [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOZE4j9_bqY).** William Isenberg, M.D., Ph.D, Sutter Health’s chief quality and safety officer, hosted the program, which also featured UCSF infectious and contagious disease expert Monica Gandhi, M.D., and Caroline Kurtz, M.D., the California Department of Public Health’s COVID local response program coordinator. Visit Sutter’s COVID-19 vaccine [resource page](https://www.sutterhealth.org/for-patients/health-alerts/covid-19-vaccine) for information on vaccination. Have questions about the delta variant? Read more [here](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/delta-variant-experts-answer-questions-on-latest-covid-outbreak/). ## Topics [Disease prevention](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Disease+prevention%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles) ## Related articles ### [How a Simple Cut Led to Urgent Medical Diagnosis](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/patient-stories/how-a-simple-cut-led-to-urgent-medical-diagnosis) ### [New Program Hopes to Solve Food Inequity Among Ag Workers](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/study-details-food-inequity-of-ag-workers-cultivo-hopes-to-solve-it) ### [Sutter Hospitals Earn Honors for Antimicrobial Stewardship](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases/sutter-hospitals-antimicrobial-stewardship) ### [The Monkeypox Virus: What You Need to Know](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives/monkeypox-what-you-need-to-know) [See all from Perspectives](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/perspectives) ## Check your Vitals Get the latest in health innovation, community impact and patient care from Sutter Health — delivered straight to your inbox. 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