Yes. That's why you protect the vulnerable...So more contagious = faster spread = able to get to those who are vulnerable to the disease more quickly yes? While the disease it causes (edit for typo) may not itself be more deadly, it can spread faster and therefore kill more people before we can properly protect ourselves against it. And death aside, COVID-19 still have some side effects that I would rather avoid if possible thanks.
As per CDC Covid planning. In a worst case scenario regarding transmission the IFR (Infection Fatality Rates) in those under 65 would be 2% while under best estimate it 0.7%. For those over 65 it is 27% and 9% respectively.
Now the R0 (transmissibility) for the Delta variant is believed to be between 5 and 8 but the same logic applies. At the same time it also appears that the Delta variant is significantly less virulent according to UK data. It is causing way less deaths per case than the Alpha variant over the same period. The world is going on like this Delta variant is measles like in its transmissibility but it's far from it.
The virus is merely doing what viruses tend to do. Become more transmissible but less virulent. It doesn't serve the virus well to kill everybody it comes into contact with because it would soon run out of hosts. What we're witnessing is the virus becoming endemic. I.e. Finding its balance with its hosts.
Not shifting any goalposts but yes, get the vulnerable vaccinated above all else because that's how you keep hospitalisations and deaths down.Shifting goalposts. It's about minimising damage, which includes deaths. I never said anything about saving everyone. Go back and read my post properly.
In my opinion there is an irrational fear regarding Covid. The measures taken and the plan to vaccinate the entire planet, even going as far as vaccine passports, is completely out of whack with the risk.



