Delta Variant

According to Wikipedia, this variant was first detected in India, in late 2020.

If it's that much more infectious than other variants, where was it til now?

I have to admit, I'm a little perplexed about all the discussion around the Delta variant. It almost feels like people are discussing this like it's a plot point in a novel, a new looming threat that comes after Act II, rather than a cold scientific fact.

As someone who lives in New York and has been vaccinated for months, should I worry about this? It seems like the answer to that question is no, I shouldn't.

Also notable is that walk-in instant and free vaccinations are available everywhere in the city, I see signs all the time when walking around, so anyone (who's older than 12) who isn't vaccinated is making a clear choice.

I really do get that other parts of the world don't fit this description, and that there's subtlety to this and it's complicated. Like I really get that.

But what are articles like this trying to convey? They seem to be telling me that I should feel differently than I do now, and that I should take different actions than I am taking.

But what are those arguments? What's the intent of writing an article like this?

I see the takeaways section at the end but it doesn't feel like it matches the tone of the rest of the article, which seems to clearly imply that letting your guard down on COVID is a mistake. The first sentence sends that message clearly, saying "I don’t think people are paying enough attention to Delta".

I disagree with that thesis statement, I think vaccinated people with no policy authority who are overwhelmed and often in mental crisis after a year of this shouldn't pay attention to Delta at all.

Its Wiki page shows where it has been since then; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Delta_variant#Histo...

Covid (original version) took several months to spread around the world without something public health measures to slow it down. The Delta variant took about the same time despite the fact that significant portions have a degree of immunity from the vaccines or previous exposure, and much less international travel.

I see the article is well written. The problem is developed countries are doing nothing significant. They think if they vaccinate their population they are good. And they are supplying only some excess vaccines to developing countries which is like drop in bucket. And they are stuck on patents, greediness and all of these thing. I don't think the country where I live will have vaccines till 2023 and people here are already tired of multiple lockdowns and masks...