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Happy New Year!To kick off 2021, here's an update on:- S:N501 variants (501Y.V1/V2) with data from 31 Dec 2020- 69/70del variants- 20A.EU1 variant (most prevalent variant in Europe)(Here are some
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The latest S:N501 focal build is now up, with data from 28th Dec:We can see new sequences from Italy, Israel, Spain, France, & Ireland in the SE England variant (501Y.V1)
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Many are interested in using the 69/70 deletion to scan for cases of the new #SARSCoV2 variants.As it can impact some primers (seen as an 'S drop-out' in PCR), it
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Merry Christmas! The latest focal S:N501 build is now up.Zooming in on 20B/501Y.V1 (SE England variant), we can see new sequences in Europe from the Netherlands.1/4#Newcoronavirusvariant #SARSCoV2 #ChristmasCovid https://nextstrain.org/gro
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On this Christmas Eve, I would like to spare a thought for the many scientists, researchers, & lab technicians & assistants who have been 'called up' thanks to the new
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A case of the '#SouthAfrica' variant has been detected in the UK. There's also talk about a 501Y mutation in Wales.It's getting confusing!First: all 3 of these 501Y mutations are
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Switzerland has now banned flights from the UK - following on from an increasing number of other countries.If the new UK variant may already be in more countries across Europe,
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Is the new UK variant the same as the new South African variant (501Y.V2)?No.They both share the same mutation in spike: N501Y (N->Y at position 501). However, the 2 variants
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There are many, many #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 variants out there! A few have caught the attention of scientists in Europe - we're trying to monitor them!I'll be maintaining updated information here:https://github.com/emmahodcroft/cluster_
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As far as I know, the #SARSCoV2 variant identified by Hancock today is defined by a spike mutation at position 501 N->Y & a double-deletion at positions 69/70.You can see
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1/ "The release of the scientists' views caused a furore. Until then, it had not been known how strongly the government's scientific advisors has lobbied for a lockdown in September.
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Gentle reminder that in Switzerland we are still feeling our way in the dark: with a #SARSCoV2 test positivity this high, the # of cases we report is largely linked
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