COVID-19 News: Researchers Discover a New Variant, Antiviral Shows Promise in Hamsters and More

As reported by the Houston Chronicle, researchers in Texas have discovered a new COVID-19 variant. The variant, called BV-1 was found in the saliva taken from a Texas A&M student. According to Texas A&M, the variant is related to the UK variant. The so-called U.K. variant of SARS-CoV-2, known as B.1.1.7 was originally described as possibly being 30% more lethal than the wild-type, original Wuhan strain.
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