Inside the B.1.1.7 Coronavirus Variant, By Jonathan Corum and Carl ZimmerJan, The New York Times, January 18, 2021
Topics: Biology, COVID-19, DNA, Research
| Variant | Reported cases in the US | Number of Jurisdictions Reporting |
| B.1.1.7 | 16,275 | 52 |
| B.1.351 | 386 | 36 |
| P.1 | 356 | 25 |
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CDC is closely monitoring these variants of concern (VOC). These variants have mutations in the virus genome that alter the characteristics and cause the virus to act differently in ways that are significant to public health (e.g., causes more severe disease, spreads more easily between humans, requires different treatments, changes the effectiveness of current vaccines).
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