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by biotinker 2005 days ago
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, this is a variant, not a strain.

This variant does not have any genetic differences in the spike protein targeted by the vaccines. It is unlikely the vaccines will be differently effective.

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> Table 1 provides details of the B.1.1.7 lineage-specific non-synonymous mutations and deletions. We note that many occur in the virus spike protein.

https://virological.org/t/preliminary-genomic-characterisati...