The Delta Variant: Current Evidence and Literature - COVID-19 | SARS-CoV-2 | Vaccine Efficacy

Official Ninja Nerd Website: Ninja Nerds! In this lecture Professor Zach Murphy will be presenting on The Delta Variant: Current Evidence and Literature - COVID-19 | SARS-CoV-2 | Vaccine Efficacy- as of August 16, 2021. During this lecture we will be providing you with the most up to date evidence and literature discussing the Delta Variant and current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will begin this lecture by referring to the whiteboard on the current variants of concern and their pathophysiology. Next, we will take a look at current research supporting variants of concern and their relevant attributes. We will then be discussing the research defining the viral load of the Delta variant, and will then support this with evidence from a variety of reputable sources including UpToDate and the CDC. The next chapter of this lecture is a brief discussion on the overall transmissibility of the Delta variant. We look at the transmissibility or the spreadability of this Delta variant in com