SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the United States—challenges and opportunities
RP Walensky, HT Walke, AS Fauci - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
On January 10, 2020, the first genomic sequence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from a patient in Wuhan, China, was posted online. As
of February 3, 2021, 468 000 sequences of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 cases globally
have been uploaded into publicly available databases, including more than 93 000 from
individuals in the US. SARS-CoV-2, like other RNA viruses, constantly changes through
mutation, with new variants occurring over time. Generally, when new variants become more …
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from a patient in Wuhan, China, was posted online. As
of February 3, 2021, 468 000 sequences of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 cases globally
have been uploaded into publicly available databases, including more than 93 000 from
individuals in the US. SARS-CoV-2, like other RNA viruses, constantly changes through
mutation, with new variants occurring over time. Generally, when new variants become more …