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Arizona State University virologists are keeping their eyes on the omicron variant, which has already been proven to be more infectious than even delta.

A newly-detected variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 could prolong and worsen the pandemic worldwide, including in Arizona.

New AZ COVID-19 Variant Discovered, ASU Researchers Say Researchers at Arizona State University say a new COVID-19 variant has been discovered with origins in Arizona. In a study published last week, ASU scientists reported the presence and functional details of the B.1.243.1 variant were not yet conclusive. The report documented 17 cases of the variant, 15 of which were discovered in Arizona; the most recent case was documented early March. ASU Prof. Efrem Lim told ABC15 treating the variant c...

The home-grown Arizona variant discovered by ASU researchers has an antibody-evading mutation that is also found in the South Africa variant.

ASU watching new COVID-19 Arizona variant with a mutation known to weaken vaccines Amanda Morris, Arizona Republic © Amanda Morris A scientist at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Flagstaff prepares to work with a live sample of COVID-19. Arizona State University researchers have found a home-grown variant of the coronavirus emerging in Arizona that they say should be monitored closely because it carries a mutation known for weakening vaccines. In a non-pee...