COVID-19 Variants of Concern in Australia, September 2020- April 2021

Authors

  • Danielle Hutchinson UNSW
  • Hermione Williams UNSW
  • Haley Stone UNSW

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.111

Keywords:

COVID-19, variants of concern, vaccine efficacy, genome sequencing

Abstract

Variants of concern have been sequenced in Australia, through introduction via returned travellers (3). It has been shown that disease transmission and epidemic severity are directly related to variant emergence (82). It has also been shown that the mutations related to these variants confer resistance to neutralising antibodies, vaccine-induced or through previous infection (13). This Watching Brief summarises these issues, and asks key questions to guide Public Health policy regarding the vaccine and response strategies to variants of concern in Australia.

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Published

2021-05-13

How to Cite

Hutchinson, D., Williams, H., & Stone, H. (2021). COVID-19 Variants of Concern in Australia, September 2020- April 2021. Global Biosecurity, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.111

Issue

Vol. 3 (2021)

Section

Watching Briefs

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Received 2021-04-29
Accepted 2021-04-30
Published 2021-05-13