We are asking that in-person classes for Fall 2021 be cancelled, for concern of the health and well-being of the students at UC Davis. Action must be taken before the risk of Coronavirus at the university becomes too big. We all aware that the virus is going wild and how bad the US COVID-19 surge is. We must be proactive at stopping the spread of this virus, not only for our students and faculties, but for the city of Davis, our families, and most importantly our elders.

Data indicate that Delta Variant is 40-60% more transmissible than Alpha and almost twice as transmissible as the original strain of SARS-CoV-2. Within a matter of months, this particular variant spread to over 98 countries around the world, becoming the dominant variant in more than a dozen of those countries, including India, Scotland, the U.K., Israel and the United States. Delta is now responsible for more than 83% of COVID-19 cases being reported in the U.S. and, with only half of the total U.S. population fully vaccinated, conditions are ripe for continued evolution and spread of SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, it still remains unclearly on how well COVID-19 Vaccines work against the Delta Variant.