PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (263): lambda and delta variants, CDC, South Asia, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
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"SARS-CoV-2 lambda, a new variant of interest, is now spreading in some South American countries; however, its virological features and evolutionary trait remain unknown. Here we reveal that the spike protein of the lambda variant is more infectious and it is attributed to the T76I and L452Q mutations. The RSYLTPGD246-253N mutation, a unique 7-amino-acid deletion mutation in the N-terminal domain of the lambda spike protein, is responsible for evasion from neutralizing

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