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To: LindyBill who wrote (735663)12/22/2020 2:14:06 PM
From: frankw1900  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793885
 
Covid-19 Brexit strain

"New Strain From UK - Should We Worry?"

Answer's NO, NO MORE THAN WE ARE, ALREADY.



The following is from the remarks box under the vid at
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A new strain of the SARS-COV-2 was identified in UK on 20th September. Since then this strain has spread slowly. However, in December it has become the dominant strain in London.

This strain has been named ‘VUI – 202012/01’ (the first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020).

UK Government’s article
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Mutations in this strain
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H69/V70 deletion has been already found in many countries independently. It is also found in minks. youtube.com

More strains
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This particular clade B117
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What is an antigen?
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What is an epitope?
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