Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern B.1.1.7, B.1.351 or P.1: data from seven EU/EEA countries, weeks 38/2020 to 10/2021

Euro Surveill. 2021 Apr;26(16). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.16.2100348.ABSTRACTWe compared 19,207 cases of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7/S gene target failure (SGTF), 436 B.1.351 and 352 P.1 to non-variant cases reported by seven European countries. COVID-19 cases with these variants had significantly higher adjusted odds ratios for hospitalisation (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.0-2.9; B.1.351: 3.6, 95% CI: 2.1-6.2; P.1: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.4-4.8) and B.1.1.7/SGTF and P.1 cases also for intensive care admission (B.1.1.7/SGTF: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.4-3.5; P.1: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.7-2.8).PMID:33890566 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.16.2100348

Source: Euro Surveill - April 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tjede Funk Anastasia Pharris Gianfranco Spiteri Nick Bundle Angeliki Melidou Michael Carr Gabriel Gonzalez Alejandro Garcia-Leon Fiona Crispie Lois O'Connor Niamh Murphy Jo ël Mossong Anne Vergison Anke K Wienecke-Baldacchino Tamir Abdelrahman Flavia Ric Source Type: research