The B. 1.427 and B. 1.429 variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were
first described in Southern California on January 20, 2021 (1); on March 16 they were …

CDC's genomic surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 variants generates population-based
estimates of the proportions of variants among all SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United …

CDC's SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance has been expanded to incorporate sequence
data from public repositories and to produce weighted estimates of variant proportions at the …

Early detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is critical to guiding rapid risk
assessments, providing clear and timely communication messages, and coordinating public …

Rapid Emergence and Epidemiologic Characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.526 Variant —
New York City, New York, January 1–April 5, 2021 | MMWR Skip directly to site content Skip …

Since December 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health
Laboratory has been receiving 100 specimens per week (50 from each of two clinical …

ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) have emerged as a global threat to the
COVID-19 pandemic response. We implemented a combined approach to quickly detect …

The emergence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7, first detected in the United
Kingdom, has become a global public health concern because of its increased …

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 …

On January 9, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced the
identification of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) B. 1.1. 7, also referred to as …