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Originally Posted by javadog
It has been described as significantly less deadly than the original
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Actually, they don't know at the current time.
https://asm.org/Articles/2021/July/How-Dangerous-is-the-Delta-Variant-B-1-617-2
July 30th
Research is ongoing to determine if Delta infection is associated with increased hospitalization and death
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2021/08/421171/how-dangerous-delta-variant-heres-what-science-says
Aug 5th
There’s not yet consensus on whether the Delta variant makes people sicker.
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/5-things-to-know-delta-variant-covid
Aug 18th (updated)
One important question is whether the Delta strain will make you sicker than the original virus. But many scientists say they don’t know yet.