B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant significantly more dangerous – News-Medical.Net

As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads globally, emerging new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pose a threat to ongoing vaccination efforts. One of these new variants, the United Kingdom variant or the B.1.1.7 variant, has now reached many countries and has contributed to skyrocketing cases.
Now, researchers at the University of Exeter, the NHS Foundation Trust,  report a significant increase in mortality risk due to the B.1.1.7 severe acute respiratory…

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