Watching Brief: The evolution and impact of COVID-19 variants B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1 and B.1.617
H. B. L. Williams, Danielle Hutchinson, Haley Stone
Abstract
<span>The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be perpetuated by the global emergence of variants of concern which pose issues for disease control and management by increased transmissibility, severity and vaccine resistance. This Watching Brief probes into the origins and development of these variants of concern and the repercussions of the variants of concern on public health and safety. </span>
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicTransmissibility (structural dynamics)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public healthVirologyBiologyDiseasePolitical scienceMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Vibration isolationVibrationPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPathologyNursingSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchPharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions