Tag: B117
280 cases of Delta variant with N501Y, some with E484K too
Delta + Alpha + Beta + Gamma recombinant variant found in Turkey.… ...More...
USA: vaccine breakthough cases in Washington State by coronavirus variant to 30th June 2021
Washington State has recently published an update on the number of vaccine breakthrough cases.… ...More...
Delta coronavirus variant now dominant in the USA
The highly transmissible Delta variant is the most common strain of the Covid-19 virus circulating in the U.S.,… ...More...
From Alpha to Delta – how Britain won and then lost the fight against coronavirus
After months of being ravaged by the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in 2020, Britain seemed to turn a corner in its fight with the coronavirus in early 2021.… ...More...
UK: Delta variant is more infectious than the Alpha variant despite vaccinations
Shown above, the UK 2nd coronavirus wave, from September 6th to October 2nd 2020.… ...More...
Vietnam: No new hybrid coronavirus strain detected in Vietnam says WHO
“There is no new hybrid variant in Vietnam at this moment based on WHO definition,” Kidong Park, the WHO representative in Vietnam, told Nikkei Asia on Wednesday.… ...More...
UK: government risk assessment of coronavirus Delta variant B.1.617.2 – evidence of frequent vaccine failure or decreased effectiveness in humans * UPDATED *
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- * UK risk assessment for Delta variant as per 10th June 2021
Previous UK risk assessment as per 3rd June 2021
The UK government risk assessment for B.1.617.2 Delta variant has been published today and it’s NOT good news.… ...More...
Preprint: B.1.617 #coronavirus variants show enhanced spike cleavage by furin
“The spike (S) glycoprotein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in 2019 contained a suboptimal furin cleavage site at the S1/S2 junction with the sequence 681 PRRAR/S 686. … ...More...
WHO announce new names for Sars-CoV-2 #coronavirus variants
The WHO have announced new names for the confusingly named sars-cov-2 variants.… ...More...
Sars-Cov-2 #coronavirus for sale online in project financed by the European Commission
Wuhan Institute of Virology viruses for sale – Zika virus at just $500!… ...More...
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...
France: 46 cases of B.1.1.7 with E484Q mutation in Bordeaux #coronavirus outbreak of VOC 20I/484Q
The French city of Bordeaux is to fast-track vaccinations for residents in one neighbourhood, opening access the jab for all adults after nearly 50 people tested positive for a “very rare” variant of Covid-19.
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...