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Alpha variant

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Definitions

  1. The highly virulent B.1.1.7 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

    • The CDC predicted the Alpha variant, known by the scientific name B.1.1.7, became the dominant strain during the two-week period ending with March 10.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Alpha variant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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