New lambda variant of COVID: What you should know
Jessica Rendall | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT The lambda variant is the latest to be dubbed a "variant of interest" by the WHO. Is it worth being worried about in the US? As the coronavirus continues to mutate and wreak havoc, some variants that pop up are more contagious, lead to more severe disease, and are therefore more concerning than others. Variants such as alpha and (especially) deltahave proved to be more transmissible and potentially lead to more hospitalizations than the original virus. But until a variant begins circulating in communities or squares up against coronavirus vaccines, there's a lot of guesswork involved…