COVID variant

  1. January 28, 2021

    COVID-19 variants: What do the coronavirus mutations mean?

    A U-M infectious disease expert weighs in on what the expanding presence of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 and other virus mutations might mean for the disease’s spread, immunity and vaccination efforts.

  2. January 21, 2021

    New COVID-19 variant identified in U-M community

    Three individuals in U-M’s Ann Arbor community have tested positive for the COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, which data suggests spreads more easily and quickly. All identified cases are connected.