Bunch of Lineages

Feb 16, 2021

More than a half dozen SARS-CoV-2 lineages have evolved similar mutations affecting the same amino acid of the viral spike protein, worrying scientists, the New York Times reports.

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The Scan

COVAX's First Shipment

According to BBC News, the global vaccine-sharing initiative has sent its first shipment, which arrived in Ghana this week.

Support for Another

CNN reports that a US Food and Drug Administration document says Johnson & Johnson's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine meets the requirements to receive an Emergency Use Authorization.

New Prototype Test

Researchers in France are developing a new, fast test for SARS-CoV-2 that initial testing indicates may be highly accurate, the Guardian says.

Cell Studies on SARS-CoV-2 Spike Variant, Host Transcriptomes, Glioma-Infiltrating T Cells

In Cell this week: analysis of fitness patterns among SARS-CoV-2 isolates, single-cell transcriptome analysis of immune features in COVID-19, and more.

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