Q&A: What do we know so far about the SARS-CoV-2 variant in the UK?

There is a lot to learn about the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was identified in the United Kingdom, an infectious disease expert told Healio Primary Care.
“It appears this new variant may be more transmissible, although there is more information to be learned regarding its full effect,” Krutika Kuppalli, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the infectious diseases division at the Medical University of South Carolina and a vice chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Global Health Committee, told Healio Primary Care.
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