Tag: B.1.1.7
Vietnam: recombinant/hybrid coronavirus announced – B.1.617.2 Delta variant with Y144 mutation from B.1.1.7 Alpha variant
Vietnam has detected a coronavirus hybrid variant with characteristics from the existing B16172 Delta variant and B117 Alpha variant, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday. More...
UK: PHE data shows B.1.617.2 now outcompetes B.1.1.7
More amazing work by Prof. Christina Pagel in deciphering the latest Public Health England data dumps for B16172. More...
UK: coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 within hours of outcompeting B.1.1.7 in Britain
Well that escalated quickly. It took just a little over one month to do it, but B.1.617.2 is now just hours away from outcompeting B.1.1.7 (aka the UK or Kent variant) on a national scale in Great Britain. More...
UK: Gisaid shows nearly 4,000 cases of B.1.617 coronavirus variant across the UK
The latest data from Gisaid.org shows nearly 4,000 cases of B.1.617+ have been found in the UK and submitted to the database. More...
UK SAGE: B.1.617.2 Delta coronavirus variant as much as 50% more transmissible than B.1.1.7
Transmission of B.1.617.2 is currently faster than that of the B.1.1.7 variant most prevalent in the UK (high confidence). More...
India: 16% vaccine breakthrough in Delhi hospital coronavirus study
A small-scale study on 113 healthcare workers who had received at least one vaccine dose at a private hospital in Delhi found that 18 tested positive for Covid but all except one had mild symptoms. More...
UK: Delta coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 already outcompeting B.1.1.7 in some areas of Britain
UK GOV: “B.1.617.2 has spread rapidly in India based on available data. More...
UK: B.1.617 found in 24% of coronavirus sequences in Bolton, mostly new Delta VOC B.1.617.2
Following a rise in cases in the UK and evidence of community transmission, PHE has reclassified B.1.617.2 as a Variant of Concern (VOC). More...
India: The stunning rise of the B.1.617.2 [Delta] coronavirus variant
Professor Christina Pagel: [B.1.617.2] rapidly became dominant in India and, again, the sequenced data there is sparse, but early modelling shows that it might well be more transmissible than our B.1.1.7 Kent strain. More...
NEJM “a recombination event between B.1.1.7 and B.1.526” coronavirus variants
Examination of the SARS-CoV-2 sequences revealed that both patients were infected with variant viruses. More...