Rapid Increase of SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.7 Detected in Sewage Samples from England between October 2020 and January 2021
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The recent appearance and growth of new SARS-CoV-2 variants represent a major challenge for the control COVID-19 pandemic. These concern contain mutations affecting antigenicity, which raises concerns on their possible impact human immune response to virus vaccine efficacy against them.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: MSystems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2379-5077']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00353-21