Table 3:
For each lineage in the Standards dataset, we selected the time frame where infection numbers peaked globally [38]. Based on the listed time frames, we sampled genome sequences from GISAID for reference reconstruction. We downloaded the GISAID records on 2 March 2022.
| Lineage | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A.1 | 2020-03-01:2020-03-14 |
| B.1.1.7 | 2021-05-01:2021-05-14 |
| B.1.351 | 2021-01-20:2021-02-02 |
| P.1 | 2021-04-20:2021-05-03 |
| B.1.526 | 2021-03-20:2021-04-02 |
| BA.2 | 2022-02-01:2022-02-14 |
| BA.1 | 2021-12-01:2021-12-14 |
| B.1.617.2 | 2021-06-25:2021-07-08 |
| AY.1 | 2021-08-01:2021-08-14 |
| AY.2 | 2021-06-25:2021-07-08 |