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The ORIGIN of the Covid-19 Delta Variant | Symptoms & Vaccine Effectiveness

Find out everything you need to know about the origin and symptoms of the new Covid Delta Variant as well as how effective current vaccines are against this new covid-19 strain. Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don't miss any videos: tinyurl.com/biofordummies COVID-19 is one of the deadliest pandemics in recent history. But the coronavirus infecting thousands of people today is different from the coronavirus that was discovered in China, nearly two years ago. It has mutated hundreds of times, resulting in the four variants of concern we experience today: the alpha, beta, gamma and delta. In particular, the delta variant has proven to be far more contagious than its predecessor, with a study estimating it to be more than 2 times as contagious. It is currently the most prevalent variant and is known to have led to lethal second and third waves in countries like the U.K., U.S India and Taiwan. So what is so different about the delta variant that makes it so deadly, and to what extent can current vaccines protect us against it? Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 1:01 How did the Delta Variant come about? 2:53 How do the effects of the Delta Variant differ? 3:45 Are current vaccines enough to fight the Delta Variant? 4:37 How worrying is the Delta Variant? Sources (in order): https://www.economist.com/graphic-det... https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-co... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... https://virological.org/t/viral-infec... https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/5-t.... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... https://ourworldindata.org/coronaviru... https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... Bio for Dummies is a channel that uses engaging yet simple animations to sift out the clutter and bring to you the facts from the world of biology and medicine. The information we use in our videos were obtained from credible and reliable sources. Subscribe to the channel to learn more about our fascinating world: tinyurl.com/biofordummies