The Delta variant is much more contagious, more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines and may cause more severe
Source: C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox
“The Delta variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, and it is as contagious as chickenpox, according to the document, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times.”
The USA is walking right into a 4th wave, which might get the rest of the country immune (?? but do we really know if having COVID-19 means immunity? does it wear off? )
