Category: P.1
Lancet: Surveillance of coronavirus in Zimbabwe shows dominance of variants of concern – B.1.351 (501Y.V2) and A.23.1
In December, 2020, 95 (89%) of 107 sequenced cases contained mutations of concern, rising to 102 (98%) of 104 in January, 2021. More...
CDC: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant P1 in the United States — Minnesota, January 2021
The first Minnesota P.1 variant case was identified in a person who became symptomatic in early January and was hospitalized for 9 days. More...
Immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P1 variant than against the B-lineage
The immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P.1 than against the B-lineage. More...
Imperial College: SARSCoV2 coronavirus variant P1 is more transmissible, evasive, and growing rapidly in Brazil
Researchers estimate that the P.1 VOC is between 1.4–2.2 times more transmissible than non-VOC lineages. More...
First case of the P.1 Brazil coronavirus variant found in Denmark with mutations N501Y, K417T & E484K
Denmark’s SSI: The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has found a case of the P1 variant, which was originally detected in Brazil. More...
Genomics and epidemiology of a novel SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil P1 coronavirus
Through genome sequencing of viruses sampled in Manaus between November 2020 and January 2021, we identified the emergence and circulation of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, lineage P.1, that acquired 17 mutations, including a trio in the spike protein (K417T, E484K and N501Y) associated with increased binding to the human ACE2 receptor. More...
Six cases of Manaus, Brazil P1 coronavirus variant found in UK for first time
Six cases of the Manaus Brazilian coronavirus variant have been identified in the UK, Public Health England has said. More...
Italian vaccinated with Pfizer/Biontech vaccine is infected with Brazilian coronavirus variant 501YV2
A health professional at a hospital in L’Aquila, Italy, was infected with the variant Brazilian P.1 of the new coronavirus, even after being immunized with the vacina pharmaceutical company Pfizer in partnership with BioNTech. More...
Coronavirus case with 484K mutation found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
This what we know about the strain found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico: The mutation is known as E-484k and it was also identified in people from Jalisco and Tamaulipas. More...