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. 2024 Mar 27;21:75. doi: 10.1186/s12985-024-02342-w

Table 2.

Clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations

Variant/Mutation Clinical implications
The Spike protein D614G mutation Increase the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing viral neutralization by adaptive immune response [115, 116, 179].
20I/501Y.V1/VOC 202,012/01 variant Higher transmissibility rate and increased risk of death [180].
20 H/501Y.V2 variant Higher transmissibility rate and more severe disease [127, 128]
20 J/501Y.V3/ P.1 variant Potential higher transmissibility and re-infection rates [127, 136, 181]