Our study investigating the spread of the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant first discovered in the UK has been published in the journal Cell. Together with our colleagues at the San Diego-based company Helix, we used testing data, genomics, and modeling to answer two simple questions – when was B.1.1.7 introduced into the US and how is it currently spreading in this country?
Paper
Emergence and rapid transmission of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 in the United States
Media Coverage
CNN – Experts predicted the U.K. variant would become dominant in the U.S. by March. So, is it?
New York Times – Virus variant first found in Britain now spreading rapidly in U.S.
Washington Post – U.K. coronavirus variant spreading rapidly through United States, study finds
Science – U.S. rushes to fill void in viral sequencing as worrisome coronavirus variants spread
BBC News – UK coronavirus variant spreading ‘rapidly’ through US, study finds
ABC10 News – UK COVID-19 variant may become dominant strain in US by mid-March
Press Release
Scripps Research – B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19 virus spreading rapidly in United States
