Category: Alpha
Is Omicron another Plague Island export?
Is Omicron another Plague Island export? Both the Alpha and Delta variants were exported across the globe from the UK because of its laissez-faire attitude to border controls. More...
Preprint: Genome recombination between Delta and Alpha variants of SARS-CoV-2
Prominent genomic recombination has been observed between the Delta and Alpha variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from clinical specimens in Japan. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon by variant to 23rd September 2021
Vaccine breakthrough data for Oregon state by Sars-CoV-2 variant up to 23rd September 2021. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 22nd September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 22nd September 2021. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon by variant to 16th September 2021
Vaccine breakthrough data for Oregon state by Sars-CoV-2 variant up to 16th September 2021. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 15th September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 15th September 2021. More...
UK: The Alpha variant rears its ugly head again
A big surprise in the latest UK sequencing figures show that the Alpha variant has made something of a comeback this week. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 1st September 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 1st September 2021. More...
Vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State to 25th August 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 25th August 2021. More...
UK Covid app confirms vaccines are waning
Joinzoe: “We found that initial protection against infection a month after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine was 88%, while after five to six months this fell to 74%. More...