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Epsilon variant

Epsilon variant proper noun: the B.1.427 and B.1.429 strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

Proper noun

(the) Epsilon variant

  1. The B.1.427 and B.1.429 strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
    • To learn more about the characteristics of the Epsilon variant, the researchers tested the resilience against the Epsilon variant of plasma from people who were exposed the virus, as well as vaccinated people. The neutralizing potency of the plasma against the Epsilon variant of concern was reduced...2021 July 2, Leila Gray, “Epsilon variant mutations help spur COVID immune evasion”, in UW Medicine Newsroom, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2023
    • Studies have shown the Epsilon variant is indeed more transmissible and has reduced susceptibility to bamlanivimab, which prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to consider it a variant of concern (VOC) until it became less frequent in June 2021.2021 December 7, Shangxin Yang et al., “Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Epsilon Variant and Hospitalization Status by Genomic Surveillance in a Single Large Health System During the 2020-2021 Winter...
    Synonyms:
    epsilon

Synonyms of Epsilon variant

Forms of Epsilon variant

alternative formepsilon variant
alternative formEpsilon Variant
alternative formε variant
alternative formε-variant
alternative formΕ variant
alternative formΕ-variant

Questions about Epsilon variant

What does Epsilon variant mean?
Epsilon variant means the B.1.427 and B.1.429 strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
What part of speech is Epsilon variant?
Epsilon variant is a proper noun.

Words near Epsilon variant in the dictionary

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  2. epsilon number
  3. epsilon numbers
  4. Epsilon Pegasi
  5. Epsilon Ursae Majoris
  6. Epsilon variant
  7. epsilon-machine
  8. epsilon-machines
  9. epsilonic
  10. epsilonics
  11. epsilonize

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