"would suggest its rate of transmission is higher than other variants".

Yes. That's how viral evolution works. They evolve to become more transmissible, and they do that by becoming less lethal. I'm sure that won't stop governments from using it as justification to lock down more.

The Delta letter is that of a pyramid. The lambda letter is the pyramid with the bottom removed. What could they possibly be hinting at, I wonder?

There is also another really super duper bad variant......

Anal Super Spreader variant!

Just ask people if they have gotten the A.S.S. Variant yet...