Estimating the transmission advantage of the D614G mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2, December 2019 to June 2020
Estimating the transmission advantage of the D614G mutant strain of SARS-CoV-2, December 2019 to June 2020
Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 lineages carrying the amino acid change D614G have become the dominant variants in the global COVID-19 pandemic. By June 2021, all the emerging variants of concern carried the D614G mutation. The rapid spread of the G614 mutant suggests that it may have a transmission advantage over the …