COVID19 B1.1.7 strain Alpha variant

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Alpha_variant

https://theconversation.com/why-new-covid-19-variants-are-on-the-rise-and-spreading-around-the-world-153530?utm_medium=ampfacebook&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2gt4EmnEcDFq3kGCZ-JHYJ3GGwPC9L5gr8ga6z82BZLg1lBlJs5lPk4Qo

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 in England: Insights from linking epidemiological and genetic data

Estimated transmissibility and severity of novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 in England
https://virological.org/t/transmission-of-sars-cov-2-lineage-b-1-1-7-in-england-insights-from-linking-epidemiological-and-genetic-data/576

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.24.20248822v1

One study showed that N501Y had only a weak transmission advantage on its own, rising rapidly only when coupled with the suite of mutations observed in B.1.1.7.

Early empirical assessment of the N501Y mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the United Kingdom, October to November 2020
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.20.20248581v2