South Korea reports 2 cases of ‘delta plus’ variant

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South Korea has detected its first two cases of the “Delta plus” variant of COVID-19, the country said Tuesday. The Delta plus variant, not to be confused with its horrible predecessor, is said to latch onto lung cells more easily, be more resistant to therapies, and is supposed to be overall more transmissible than previous variants of the virus. The announcement comes as many parts of the world rethink reopening due to the original Delta variant.

The “plus” variation on the Delta name comes from a mutation in a spike protein, though not one that has caused considerable differentiation from the original Delta variant, per The Washington Post. Other countries to log cases of Delta plus include the U.S., the United Kingdom, and India, though the U.K. has found the current COVID-19 vaccines to still be effective. Meanwhile, Japanese researchers have found South America’s Lambda variant to be more resistant to vaccines, noting its protein mutations making it even more infectious.

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[Alfonso 1,562]

Delta plus? Really? 

 

[Chromatography 10,186]

lambda variant? omfg. this is never going to end.

[Mindblown 6,746]

I'm holding out for the Delta Pro Max 

[ProfessionalClown 10,647]

Omg new album release party? 

[homomo 23,883]

nothing surprises me anymore

[Mister G 10,512]

At this rate COVID is slowly wiping us off one by one.

[Lion Heart 15,041]

We're never beating this virus. 

[SharkmanthaC 115,066]

Now we are on round 845842 of Jumanji.

[Future Lovers 7,693]

3 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

We're never beating this virus. 

Here’s the thing though: we’ve known this from the beginning. It is rare to ever “beat” a virus in the sense that we eradicate it. It, like many other viruses, will always be here. It’s not about beating it, it’s about managing it. If people would properly vaccinate, managing it to the point that it becomes just another fact of life and not a big, “name brand” illness is obtainable. People just have to do it and they’re never going to if the world’s governments don’t put more than these half assed efforts into making it happen. 

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I Heard The Delta Galaxy S21 Version Is Superior TBA Soon 

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25 minutes ago, Chromatography said:

lambda variant? omfg. this is never going to end.

Lambda is already out. The Greek letter naming doesn’t necessarily progress aggressiveness of the virus from what I understand. It’s just new strains that pop up in different regions. I believe the Delta is still the worst one so far? And this Plus is…no idea  

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another variant of interest huh

[Decodekid 30,823]

wait there is a plus? 

[Gagaloo911 12,959]

Ok