SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant
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sars-cov-2-alpha-variant-205-9692121
title:
SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant
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The Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) was a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. It was estimated to be 40–80% more transmissible than the wild-type SARS-CoV-2. Scientists more widely took note of this variant in early December 2020, when a phylogenetic tree showing viral sequences from Kent, United Kingdom looked unusual. The variant began to spread quickly by mid-December, around the same time as infections surged. This increase is thought to be at least partly because of one or more mutations in the virus' s
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Variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Alpha_variant
date created:
2020-12-19T18:35:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T20:48:52Z
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