https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/4fa9a846-78d2-455d-afa2-9d7a540d8643 Official Ninja Nerd Website: https://ninjanerd.org In this lecture, Professor Zach Murphy will present 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 the 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 comparison to ancestral strains and the Alpha variant. We will support these findings with current evidence on transmissibility from Public Health England and the CDC. Following this discussion, we move into the severity of the Delta variant in comparison to ancestral strains and the Alpha variant. Once again, we utilize the whiteboard and recently published articles to support our findings on the severity of the Delta variant. We will then transition into the prevalence / most affected populations about the Delta variant. We support our lecture through articles/research studies published by Public Health England, the CDC, and The New York Times. The next chapter of our lecture is a discussion on the symptoms and treatment of COVID-19, particularly those affected by the Delta variant. We highlight the different symptoms patients present with compared to ancestral strains and the Alpha variant. Finally, we conclude this lecture with an important discussion on vaccine efficacy and the potential risk of reinfection rates concerning the Delta variant. We hope you enjoy this lecture and be sure to support us below! Table of Contents: 0:00 Lab 0:08 The Delta Variant Introduction 0:40 Variants of Concern / Pathophysiology 8:42 Viral Load 10:44 Transmissibility 14:27 Severity 18:55 Prevalence / Populations Affected 28:32 Symptoms associated with Delta Variant 33:04 Treatment of COVID-19 45:43 Vaccine Efficacy | Pfizer/BioNTech + Moderna + AstraZeneca 1:01:14 Prevention, Masks, NPI 1:04:20 Reinfection Rates 1:10:09 Comment, Like, SUBSCRIBE! 🌐 Official Links Website: https://www.ninjanerd.org Podcast: https://podcast.ninjanerd.org Store: https://merch.ninjanerd.org 📱 Social Media https://www.tiktok.com/@ninjanerdlectures https://www.instagram.com/ninjanerdlectures https://www.facebook.com/ninjanerdlectures https://x.com/ninjanerdsci/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ninja-nerd/ 💬 Join Our Community Discord: https://discord.gg/3srTG4dngW #ninjanerd #covid_19 #deltavariant Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:26:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/4fa9a846-78d2-455d-afa2-9d7a540d8643 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.