Delta Covid variant has a new mutation called ‘delta plus’: Here’s what you need to know

cnbc ^ | 06/24/2021 | Holly Ellyatt

[ChicagoConservative27]

The “delta variant” has come to dominate headlines, having been discovered in India where it provoked an extreme surge in Covid-19 cases before spreading around the world.

But now a mutation of that variant has emerged, called “delta plus,” which is starting to worry global experts.

India has dubbed delta plus a “variant of concern,” and there are fears that it could potentially be more transmissible. In the U.K., Public Health England noted in its last summary that routine scanning of Covid cases in the country (where the delta variant is now responsible for the bulk of new infections) has found almost 40 cases of the newer variant, which has acquired the spike protein mutation K417N, i.e. delta plus.

[liberalh8ter]

I'm certainly not a infectious disease specialist or biologist but if there really is a new “variant” (I've lost count of the number of variants that have been reported) can someone clue me in to whether a normal virus (found in nature) spawns all these different variants?

[wildcard_redneck]

The “Delta variant” is another scam.

[dsrtsage]

The only way to fight the delta variant is to wrap demonrats head to toe in 10 layers of saran wrap.

[ealgeone]

But can you get the whole can of ginger ale and peanuts?

[mikey_hates_everything]

Just call it Epsilon.

[SeekAndFind]

Thanks for the link.

However, here is mitigating news ( from the above link ):

[COPYING EXCERPT FROM THE LINK YOU PROVIDED ):

The figure is likely an estimate, as the ministry is still analyzing the cases. On Monday, Levy said that a third of the new daily cases were people who had been vaccinated.

It wasn’t clear whether those people had been fully or partially vaccinated.

Although the infections among vaccinated people have alarmed Israelis, the infections do not appear to be as severe as they are in unvaccinated people.

[Bob434]

The left, who can no longer win elections legitimately, must now rule with an iron fist, and by using scare tactics to keep the uppity low Info folks In line apparently. Now the low Info folks will be cowering in fear oer a variant that likely is just as survivable as covid ever was, nearly 100% for the majority of people

[RideForever]

already immunized individuals.

Please avoid using the word 'immunized' in further posts unless you specifically address those who have acquired natural immunity from being infected, making them 'immunized'. It may prove out that the mRNA 'jab' is actually an infection, and 'immunized' as used by you really means 'infected with variant'.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: can someone clue me in to whether a normal virus (found in nature) spawns all these different variants?

Why do you think we need a new flu shot every year? It’s because the influenza virus keeps spawning variants every year.

Same principle applies to Covid-19.

[bobbo666]

Yeah. Kinda like there are hundreds of shades of white paint. Unless the new variant is more deadly, BFD!

[Bob434]

Usually variants are also less dangerous, but by golly all the variants we are seeing with the covid are supposedly more and more dangerous, according to the dictators who fear giving up power over the sheeple

[Joe 6-pack]

"The only way to fight the delta variant is to wrap demonrats head to toe in 10 layers of saran wrap."

The could send in Delta Force to do the job.

[liberalh8ter]

Does the flu spawn multiple variants within a season? Not trying to be a pain, just trying to understand.

[SeekAndFind]

I am not a virologist. But maybe this article can help:

https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/advanced-reading-types-of-flu-viruses

[Captain Peter Blood]

Let me know when the Gamma Variant shows up!

[ransomnote]

No risk from variants:
According to Dr. Yeadon, former chief science officer for PFizer's allergy and respiratory disease division, people who recovered from SARS1 in 2003 were recently tested (exposed) with SARS1 again and found to still retain their immunity after 17 years. They didn't become ill.

Those same people were tested with Covid-19 and were also found to be immune. SARS1 and SARS2(Covid) were only 22% different (genome) so their immune systems recognized and defeated Covid infection.

The variants are only 1 - 2% different (genome) and so those who have had Covid or similar coronavirus infections are immune to variants.

Variant talk is to explain away deaths among the vaccinated.

[ReaganGeneration2]

“Delta Delta Delta variant...” Did anyone “Tri” Delt yet?

[Tallguy]

Your new Delta Tau Chi name is...

[drypowder]

Last I heard, China and India hate each other and both have nukes. But bio warfare is so much more effective at staying incognito.

[liberalh8ter]

Thank you. It just stated that flu viruses mutate over time. I'll do some more digging.