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The 501Y.V2 SARS-CoV-2 variant has an intermediate viral load between the 501Y.V1 and the historical variants in nasopharyngeal samples from newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients

2021-03-26

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The 501Y.V2 and the 501Y.V1 SARS-CoV-2 variants emerged and spread rapidly into the world. We analysed the viral load of 643 nasopharyngeal samples of COVID-19 patients at diagnosis and found that the 501Y.V1 and the 501Y.V2 variants presented a viral load three to ten times and two times higher than the historical variants, respectively. <h4>Highlights</h4> Viral load in COVID-19 patient nasopharyngeal samples wa...

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4daf7c73-9e8a-524d-9e24-5406da44db0c
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10.1101/2021.03.21.21253498
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