1.
medrxiv; 2023.
Preprint
in English
| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2023.02.15.23285923
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 immune-escape variants have only been observed to arise in immunosuppressed COVID-19 cases, during prolonged viral shedding. Through daily longitudinal RT-qPCR, quantitative viral culture and sequencing, we observe for the first time the evolution of transmissible variants harbouring mutations consistent with immune-escape in mild community cases within 2 weeks of infection.