General Discussion

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,853 posts)

3. I keep on wondering at how the variants keep on being dominant.

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:30 PM

Jul 2021

Clearly, there's a lot about this I don't understand.

My first thought is to wonder about international travel. I know that last year a lot of that was cut way back. But are international flights more or less happening as they used to, back before the pandemic? Why?

Only speaking for myself, I have not been anywhere, other than to stores and such in my own small city, since I returned from my wonderful Hawaii Cruise in the middle of March. Yes, it was a wonderful cruise, a long delayed 70th birthday present to myself. While on the cruise, which started March 1, we were of course learning about the growing pandemic, but honestly felt extremely safe. My cruise line was Holland America, and I hope to take another cruise with them in coming years.

I am vaccinated. Perhaps more to the point I've always been in annoyingly good health. Pretty sure I have not gotten Covid, not even as an asymptomatic person.

Why are countries allowing international travel? And how is it that the variants are moving so quickly? It almost feels like a magic trick, even though I know that's not the case.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

31 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

CDC says that the Delta variant is now the dominant one in the US [View all] wnylib Jul 2021 OP

It was doubling every 8 days a couple of weeks ago. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2021 #1

Ty for posting, Wyn SheltieLover Jul 2021 #2

I keep on wondering at how the variants keep on being dominant. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #3

The large numbers of infected people wnylib Jul 2021 #4

The Delta variant is becoming dominant all over the place because it is so contagious. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #5

This is so horrifying to me. My husband and I are both vaccinated, but he's an liberal_mama Jul 2021 #9

He's wrong - but all you can do is try to protect yourself. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #10

My husband is doing the same thing Tree Lady Jul 2021 #15

Depends where one is in CA. I'm on the moonscape Jul 2021 #28

Have you considered moving wnylib Jul 2021 #21

I do wear a mask whenever I'm around my husband liberal_mama Jul 2021 #23

As long as there is a significant amount of unvaccinated, it won't end. roamer65 Jul 2021 #24

It is scary, but at least there are things wnylib Jul 2021 #25

The variants that mutate to become more infectious push aside earlier viruses. Blue_true Jul 2021 #12

Are they able to tell from the swab test? Throck Jul 2021 #6

A ordinary swab test won't tell you - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #11

Now the Lamda variant has entered the room luckone Jul 2021 #7

Isn't Lamba also known as Delta+? I am losing track. Blue_true Jul 2021 #13

Lambda originated in Peru. It's not the same sequence as Delta plus, which is a variant of the GPV Jul 2021 #19

Ok, thanks. Makes me glad that I am vaccinated. Blue_true Jul 2021 #26

Just when you think the original strain was the final boss vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #8

Actually. Blue_true Jul 2021 #14

Once uptick in mortality hits 50% or more vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #16

Yes. From a somewhat dispassionate standpoint, it will be interesting to see how Blue_true Jul 2021 #17

They'd end up dying vercetti2021 Jul 2021 #18

You hit on my concern, the virus variants will make the current batch of vaccines Blue_true Jul 2021 #27

It's their hoax - Donny Dotard Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #20

Hmmm! ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #22

Overall cases going down due to moonscape Jul 2021 #29

Sorry, No ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #31

You can kinda tell actual case numbers are of little consequence to some BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #30