List of SARS-CoV-2 variants ( so far )
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Alpha variant, lineage B.1.1.7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Alpha_variant
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Beta variant, lineage B.1.351 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Beta_variant
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Gamma variant, lineage P.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Gamma_variant
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Delta variant, lineage B.1.617.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Delta_variant
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Epsilon variant, lineage B.1.427 and B.1.429 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Epsilon_variant
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Zeta variant, lineage P.2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Zeta_variant
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Eta variant, lineage B.1.525 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Eta_variant
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Theta variant. lineage P.3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Theta_variant
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Iota variant, lineage B.1.526 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Iota_variant
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Kappa variant, lineage B.1.617.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Kappa_variant
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Lambda variant, lineage C.37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Lambda_variant
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Mu variant, lineage B.1.621 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-2_Mu_variant
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Nu variant, lineage B.1.1.529 ( November 2021 ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_SARS-CoV-2#Alerts_for_further_monitoring_(WHO) https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20211125-worse-than-delta-alarm-over-botswana-covid-variant-with-multiple-mutations https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/25/who-calls-special-meeting-to-discuss-new-covid-variant-from-south-africa-with-large-number-of-mutations.html
How weird is it that a new variant is coming out of South Africa which reportedly had almost non-existent covid rates due to hcq usage for other issues?
Yap, But gas prices are down.