Introduction: E484K is the hallmark MOC of VOCs Beta and Gamma, in addition to having been reported in a minor sublineage of VOC Alpha, in variants of interest Eta and Iota, and at frequencies >50% in 38 more strains.
Introduction: As of August 12, 2021, GISAID reported
E484K in 52 of 408,781 B.1.617.2 sequences, 2 of 549 AY.1 sequences, and 32 of 19,996 AY.3 (Delta) sequences; none of these reports were in Italy.
Introduction: Breakthrough infections of
E484K-harboring SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Lombardy, Italy.