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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zuckerman NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8228438 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaccines 20210608 6
The routine detection, surveillance, and reporting of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants is crucial, as these threaten to hinder global vaccination efforts. Herein we report a novel local variant with a non-synonymous mutation in the spike (S) protein P681H. This local Israeli variant was not associated with a higher infection rate or higher prevalence. Furthermore, the local variant was successfully neutralized by sera from fully vaccinated individuals at a comparable level to the B.1.1.7 variant and an ...[more]