Known as the 'Bristol variant' because it was first discovered there in the UK, the variant carries the same mutations as the 'Kent' or B117 version of the virus. Any variants carrying this mutation - including those two a second Brazilian variant, the Bristol variant, the Liverpool variant, and another new variant recently identified in the UK. Now that the Bristol variant has arrived in the US, it will join the B1351 variant as one of the most worrying forms of coronavirus spreading in the US. British authorities have found at least 22 cases of the Bristol variant. I'm talking about them today because I am concerned, too,' Dr Walensky said.

Source: Daily Mail February 17, 2021 17:52 UTC