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Based on Axios' live Coronavirus Variant Tracker. Data: CDC/Axios Research/GISAID; Graphic: Will Chase/Axios; Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios America is in a race to vaccinate people before the country is overwhelmed by variants that are spurring a fourth wave of COVID-19. Why it matters: Spring is here, and when cases were dropping, hope was rising for a more normal summer. But experts warn this will only happen if people keep social distancing, wearing masks and getting vaccinated as soon as they can. State of play: Growing evidence shows the three authorized vaccines currently offer ...

by Rosemary Frei According to what we hear from officials and the mainstream media, the new variants are the most dangerous and unpredictable beings since Osama bin Laden. Everyone needs to stay safe from these invisible but murderously mighty microbes by shunning contact with the unwashed, unmasked and unvaccinated. But is that drastic approach — which is accompanied by severe curtailment of civil liberties and constitutional rights — warranted? It turns out that the case for the variants’ contagiousness and dangerousness centres largely on the theoretical effects of just one change sa...

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SEATTLE — Three COVID-19 infections diagnosed in Washington in October were caused by a virus with a mutation that might boost the respiratory bug’s ability to dodge immune defenses.

Which SARS-CoV-2 mutations can potentially evade antibody recognition? To date, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to 191 countries and infected more than 95.62 million people. Of these, more than 2 million people have lost their lives. The United States remains the nation with the highest number of cases, reaching 24 million, while India and Brazil follow, with over 10.58 million and 8.51 million cases, respectively. New strains of the virus have begun to emerge with increased infectivity – including the VUI 202012/01 in Britain and 501.V2 in South Africa. This has...