Table 1.

List of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants of concern (VoCs).

Lineage	WHO label	Earliest documented samples	Mutations in the S protein
B.1.1.7	Alpha	United Kingdom (September 2020)	Δ69–70, Δ144, N501Y, A570D, D614G, P681H, T716I, S982A, D1118H
B.1.351	Beta	South Africa (May 2020)	L18F, D80A, D215G, K417N, E484K, N501Y, D614G, A701V
P.1	Gamma	Brazil (November 2020)	L18F, T20N, P26S, D138Y, R190S, K417N, K417T, E484K, N501Y, D614G, H655Y, T10271I, V1176F
B.1.617.2	Delta	India (October 2020)	T19R, Δ156–157, R158G, L452R, T478K, D614G, P681R, D950N
B.1.1.529	Omicron	South Africa (November 2021)	A67V, Δ69–70, T95I, Δ142–144, Y145D, Δ211, L212I, ins214EPE, G339D, S371L, S373P, S375F, K417N, N440K, G446S, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, G496S, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H, T547K, D614G, H655Y, N679K, P681H, N764K, D796Y, N856K, Q954H, N969K, L981F
B.1.1.529.2	Omicron BA.2	Multiple Countries (November 2021)	T19I, Δ24–26, A27S, T95I, G142D, V213G, G339D, S371F, S373P, S375F, T376A, D405N, R408S, K417N, N440K, G446S, S477N, T478K, E484A, Q493R, G496S, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H, T547K, D614G, H655Y, N679K, P681H, N764K, D796Y, N856K, Q954H, N969K, L981F