How Many Covid Variants Are There?
Covid-19Common questionHow Many Variants of Covid Are There? in the Course of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Thousands of Variants Have Been Identified, Four of Which...
Common question
How many variants of Covid are there?
In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of variants have been identified, four of which are considered “variants of concern” by the World Health Organization—Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, all closely tracked by scientists on websites such as GiSAID and CoVariants.
What is a COVID-19 variant of interest?
A variant with specific genetic markers that have been associated with changes to receptor binding, reduced neutralization by antibodies generated against previous infection or vaccination, reduced efficacy of treatments, potential diagnostic impact, or predicted increase in transmissibility or disease severity.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
