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Scientists Detect Seven Coronavirus Variants In U.S. With Similar Mutation To More Infectious U.K. Type – Forbes
Scientists suspect the genetic similarity of the variants to the U.K. variant may allow it to spread more easily.
Scientists have found seven separate but similar variants of the coronavirus that have emerged within the United States and appear share a similar genetic mutation to more contagious U.K. and South African types, raising concerns that the U.S. may have to deal with multiple variants of the virus that likely spread more easily.
The U.S. has sequenced genomes from less than 1% of all detected coronavirus samples in the country.
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