Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC-202012/01)

By Nana Dadzie Ghansah

From the NYTimes

The Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC-202012/01), also known as Variant Under Investigation in December 2020 (VUI — 202012/01), and Lineage B.1.1.7 is a variant of SARS-CoV-2 that was first detected in Kent County of the UK in September 2020.
In November, public health officials in the UK were stumped as to why cases in Kent county were increasing despite national…