Thread by @MoNscience

To gauge what might happen going forward with the delta variant, @WNYC / @Gothamist asked virologists, immunologists and epidemiologists to break down how the delta variant could affect New Yorkers based on their vaccine status.
gothamist.com/news/why-the-d…

The answer seems pretty straightforward for the unvaccinated, courtesy of @theodora_nyc...
gothamist.com/news/why-the-d…

But just how bad could it be? I asked the folks @PHICORteam to sketch out an outbreak model

Imagine the Bronx had never experienced COVID. Ok, now what happens if you drop 10 people with alpha, delta or the original strain into that unacquainted community gothamist.com/news/why-the-d…

The middle section looks at what to expect if you're "Recovered But Unvaccinated."

Confession: It was basically just an excuse to review a boatload of great immunology research from the past 6-8 months.

For the fully vaccinated, the main takeaway is that the jury is still out on the J&J vaccine, despite what you might hear.

J&J could wind up ok, or boosters might be needed for people with weaker immune systems.

But again, more data are needed. gothamist.com/news/why-the-d…

🎧I hopped on ATC / #NPRConsiderThis to chat about this and why delta is the “variant of the future” come early: wnyc.org/story/why-delt… 🎧

@profshanecrotty coined the expression about a month ago. He is probably wondering about the random "likes" today gothamist.com/news/why-the-d…