How to Look for Love in Uncertain Times: the Delta Variant

The New Variant and Dating: How to Handle the Risks

Looking for Love: How to Handle the Latest Confusing Risks

Just when you thought there could be light at the end of the tunnel, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken yet another turn that makes matters a lot more complicated. Your dating life included.

The new delta variant has hit the country hard, what with it being far more contagious and easier to spread. From what we know, it seems this variant is even more contagious than the common cold.

If people infected with the original form of Covid-19 virus were likely to spread it to 2–3 people, it looks like this newer and more contagious variant raises the stakes, meaning you can even spread to as many as 5–9 people. Specialists are also saying it has a longer window of time when it can infect others and it might make older people sicker, even if they have been vaccinated. What’s worse, it looks like even young people without pre-existing medical conditions are getting very ill.

But, there is some good news, as the vaccines seem to be able to protect people from severe disease, though it’s worth noting it will not 100% protect you from getting the virus in the first place. In a recent outbreak in Massachusetts, 75% of the people who got infected had…