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A new variant has been detected in a Kentucky nursing home, infecting 45 residents and health care personnel. Many of these infections arose in fully vaccinated individuals. The variant, which originated in Japan, has over 10,000 entries in the GISAID SARS-CoV-2 database. The variant contains five mutations previously noted in variants of concern or interest, two of which are in the Spike protein (Figure 1). It also contains many unique mutations. Here we describe the potential effects of each mutation on replication, immune evasion, and pathogenesis. Mutations in R.1 found in other variants. Those in red are unique to R.1....

The variant appears to be more closely related to the original coronavirus strain and originated from Japan. Experts have discovered a new COVID-19 variant at a nursing home in Kentucky. The new R.1 variant has previously unseen characteristics that have some scientists worried, according to Epoch Times, The variant appears to be more closely related to the original coronavirus strain and originated in Japan. Nearly all the residents at the nursing home in Kentucky were vaccinated, yet the new strain seems to have infected them regardless. R.1 has now received over 10,000 entries in the GISAID SARS-CoV-2 database, the world's...