A novel and expanding SARS-CoV-2 variant, B. 1.526, identified in New York

MK Annavajhala, H Mohri, P Wang, M Nair, JE Zucker… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Recent months have seen surges of SARS-CoV-2 infection across the globe along with
considerable viral evolution. Extensive mutations in the spike protein of variants B. 1.1. 7 …

The spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.617 and B. 1.618 variants identified in India provide partial resistance to vaccine-elicited and therapeutic monoclonal …

T Tada, H Zhou, BM Dcosta, MI Samanovic… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants recently identified in India designated B. 1.617
and B. 1.618 have mutations within the spike protein that may contribute to their increased …

[HTML][HTML] Increased resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants B. 1.351 and B. 1.1. 7 to antibody neutralization

D Ho, P Wang, L Liu, S Iketani, Y Luo, Y Guo, M Wang… - 2021 - europepmc.org
The Covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the globe, and its causative agent, SARS-CoV-2,
continues to rage. Prospects of ending this pandemic rest on the development of effective …

Sensitivity of infectious SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351 variants to neutralizing antibodies

D Planas, T Bruel, L Grzelak, F Guivel-Benhassine… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351
variants were first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively, and have …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid emergence and epidemiologic characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.526 variant—New York City, New York, january 1–april 5, 2021

CN Thompson - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
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 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variant B. 1.1. 7 is susceptible to neutralizing antibodies elicited by ancestral spike vaccines

X Shen, H Tang, C McDanal, K Wagh, W Fischer… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
All current vaccines for COVID-19 utilize ancestral SARS-CoV-2 spike with the goal of
generating protective neutralizing antibodies. The recent emergence and rapid spread of …

B. 1.526 SARS-CoV-2 variants identified in New York City are neutralized by vaccine-elicited and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

H Zhou, BM Dcosta, MI Samanovic, MJ Mulligan… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT DNA sequence analysis recently identified the novel SARS-CoV-2 variant B.
1.526 that is spreading at an alarming rate in the New York City area. Two versions of the …

Emergence and expansion of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.526 after identification in New York

MK Annavajhala, H Mohri, P Wang, M Nair, JE Zucker… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 infections have surged across the globe in recent months, concomitant with
considerable viral evolution,–. Extensive mutations in the spike protein may threaten the …

[HTML][HTML] Infection-and vaccine-induced antibody binding and neutralization of the B. 1.351 SARS-CoV-2 variant

VV Edara, C Norwood, K Floyd, L Lai… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations in the spike protein is raising
concerns about the efficacy of infection-or vaccine-induced antibodies. We compared …

[HTML][HTML] Introduction of Brazilian SARS-CoV-2 484K. V2 related variants into the UK

OTR Toovey, KN Harvey, PW Bird… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While the new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant (B. 1.1. 7/VOC-202012/01) continues to cause a
large number of new COVID-19 cases in the UK, 1 focus in the media has currently shifted to …