The British SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern, B.1.1.7, Reveals Its Lethality

Two U.K. cohort studies reported excess risk for death among those infected with B.1.1.7. Several emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) appear to have heightened infectivity and ability to evade natural or vaccine-derived immunity. Among the most prevalent of these is the B.1.1.7 VOC, first isolated in England in October […]