We're Not Out of This Yet-- Get Your Fucking Shot!

Now comes astounding news that 99.5% of recent deaths from coronavirus are of individuals who were unvaccinated and could have been prevented with a vaccine.  What's wrong with these people?  If we don't get this epidemic under control, there is a real risk that a variant will emerge that will be resistant to the vaccines.  So here's where we are with emerging variants of the coronavirus:

Alpha Variant (aka, the U.K. variant): highly transmissible, higher chance of hospitalization/death.

Beta variant (aka, the South African variant): driving a second wave in South Africa

Gamma variant (aka, the Brazil variant): more likely to infect younger people, and more likely to result in reinfections.

Delta variant (aka, the India variant): currently the source of a second wave in the U.S.

Epsilon variant (aka, the California variant): out-competed by the more transmissible Alpha

Zeta variant (aka, the Rio de Janeiro variant): no longer a variant of concern

Eta variant (aka, the Nigerian variant): under investigation

Theta variant (aka, the Phillippine variant): no longer a variant of concern

Iota variant (aka, the New York city variant): out-competed by the more transmissible Alpha

Kappa variant (aka, the second Indian variant): under investigation

Lambda variant (aka, the Peruvian variant): newly designated a variant of concern

In the U.S., we are still fighting the Alpha variant, with the Delta variant driving a second wave in states where vaccinations are low.  Now, they have identified a Lambda variant which may ultimately present a new threat.  If we don't beat this virus down, it will keep producing variants-- which may end up being a greater threat than the original virus.  Schedule your vaccine as soon as possible folks-- whatever the fucking reason, deal with it and get the jab!