Months after the first SARS-CoV-2 variant has been sequenced, many scientific works have largely hypothesized the clinical impact of the mutations, based on in silico experiments. Starting point The role of SARS-CoV-2 mutations has been supposed to impact the immune...

  Several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have emerged. To be able to confirm infection with a specific variant, sequencing of the whole SARS-CoV-2 genome, or at least whole or partial S-gene for the current variants is required. While countries are building...