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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...

November 15, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Asia, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Genome, Infection, Japan, Recombination, Testing

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...

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.351, B.1.427, B.1.429, B.1.526, B.1.617.2, Beta, Coronavirus, Delta, Epsilon, Gamma, Genome, Infection, Iota, Janssen, Moderna, Oregon, Pfizer/Biontech, USA, Vaccine Breakthrough, Variants

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...

September 18, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Beta, Coronavirus, Delta, Epsilon, Eta, Gamma, Genome, Infection, Iota, Janssen, Kappa, Moderna, Pfizer/Biontech, Testing, USA, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Washington State

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...

September 2, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Astrazeneca, AY.1, AY.2, AY.3, AY.3.1, AY.4, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.1, Delta-AY.2, Delta-AY.3, Delta-AY.3.1, Delta-AY.4, England, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Infection, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Wales

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...

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Eta, Gamma, Genome, Infection, Janssen, Kappa, Moderna, P.1, Pfizer/Biontech, Testing, Transmission, USA, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Washington State

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...

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Eta, Gamma, Infection, Iota, Janssen, Kappa, Moderna, P.1, Pfizer/Biontech, USA, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Variants, Washington State

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...

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Astrazeneca, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, England, Europe, Infection, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Reinfection, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Variants, Wales

The future of Sars-CoV-2: Multiple vaccine breakthrough infections in one patient

The patient had three RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections. Two breakthrough infections occurred in quick succession with the first over 3 weeks after complete vaccination with COVISHIELD and despite post-vaccination seroconversion.… ...More...

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Evolution, Herd Immunity, Hospitalization, Infection, Long Covid, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

UK: Vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections still increasing

The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing has just been published, and it shows that the vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections in the UK continues to increase by about 6% per month.… ...More...

August 20, 2021September 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Astrazeneca, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, England, Hospitalization, Infection, Moderna, Northern Ireland, P.1, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Side Effects, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

Preprint: generation and transmission of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses

We present evidence for multiple independent origins of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses sampled from late 2020 and early 2021 in the United Kingdom.… ...More...

August 18, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.1.7, Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, Recombination, Testing, Transmission, Variants