Whenever they want to sell more masks, medical supplies, vaccines, or test kits, they try to scare people all over again, you can tell by the news you see and hear about how the next mutation is always just a little bit more dangerous than the last, if not much more dangerous.
Life was beginning to return to what some considered dull (pre pandemic) again, and because that would make the people that would otherwise remain in their lines wake up and fight the people looking to make money off anything related to the medical field pretended to get angry and started trying to scare the rest of the population all over again to get them back in line, and unable to think for themselves yet again. The delta variant was just the excuse they needed to shut people's thoughts down all over again.
Variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was discovered first in India in October2020. It has an increased infectivity rate and has shown to be less affected by the COVID vaccines, and is now the dominant strain in the United States. Synonyms are B.1.617.2, AY.1, and AY.2.
The delta variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the US.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.