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New U.K. SARS-CoV-2 variant may cause more severe illness, study finds – News-Medical.Net
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine revealed that the VOC 202012/01 variant is not only fast-spreading and easily transmissible but…
More than one year into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), new variants have emerged, causing concerns vaccines may not work quite so well against some of them.
In the United Kingdom, a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, called the variant of concern VOC 202012/01 or B.1.1.7 emerged, and has gained a foothold across the globe. Many countries are reporting a sudden surge of cases tied to this new variant.
Researchers at the London…
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