Mayo Clinic Q&A: 'The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything'

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Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past,
a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people.
But with the delta variant, one person can infect nine people, according to Dr. Poland.

In this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Poland answers questions about a person's waning immunity and the likelihood of COVID-19 booster shots. He also explains the two phases of immunity and goes into detail about the extensive Federal Drug Administration license approval process for COVID-19 vaccines.

To practice safe social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this interview was conducted using video conferencing. The sound and video quality are representative of the technology used. For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in an area not designated for patient care, where social distancing and other safety protocols were followed.

Read the full transcript here.
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1. I keep waiting for someone to declare Delta as a separate disease.

Separate from the original COVID-19 virus.

Related, of course, but, so different as to be novel.

I wonder what the criteria for such a designation is?

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2. Excellent, easy to understand podcast.

Take the opportunity to learn from an expert where we are in the fight against Covid and where we are headed. It is a bit depressing to hear we could be fighting this for a long time but at least you’ll know WHY.

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3. But Wait There Is More

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/08/06/delta-plus-covid-variant-detected-san-francisco-bay-area/
New ‘Delta Plus’ COVID Variant Detected In San Francisco Bay Area: ‘It’s At Least As Bad’ As Original
by Max Darrow
August 6, 2021 at 8:32 am

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4. 'It's At Least As Bad' As Original

... a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people.
But with the delta variant, one person can infect nine people

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6. New 'Delta Plus' Vs 'Delta' NT

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5. then there is the greek letter e variant lurking round my back stairs .

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7. just 1 case can cause a mutation

Dr. Gregory Poland said,
It came from un-vaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating


The concept that the statement is pointing out is very important, but should be stated in a way that is factually correct.

The situation that the statement mentions, increases the likelihood of a certain mutation, but it is not a requirement for that mutation.
The statement is not correct to make.

Some of the variants have independently generated more than once, or even twice, in vastly different geographic areas.

I imagine that with computer modeling, scientists can predict many of the variants to come.


Even with a small amount of continuation of COVID, over years of time, many new variants will arise. With high levels of continuation, many of the variants will simply arise sooner.

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8. OMG ! Dr. Gregory Poland be informed immediately.

It's the right thing to do.

Gregory Poland, MD

email: [e-mail]

phone: [phone]

[Deminpenn]

9. FTR

Here is the study on which the current tranmission of 1000x is based: https://virological.org/t/viral-infection-and-transmission-in-a-large-well-traced-outbreak-caused-by-the-delta-sars-cov-2-variant/724