INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Scientists think they know why the U.K. variant is more infectious and contagious than all other mutations to date. They are now calling it the “Alpha” coronavirus. This is ...
The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant—also known as Alpha—may be more infectious because it contains mutations that make it better adapted to foil the innate immune system, at least for long enough to allow ...
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — has mutated multiple times. These mutations have resulted in the emergence of several variants of the ...