Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

February 9, 2021

UK coronavirus variant detected at the UW (Message to Seattle students and employees)

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[Press release, not peer-reviewed] The B.1.1.7 variant (first described in the UK) was identified in a sample obtained from a University of Washington student in late January 2021. Genetic sequencing occurred as part of the Husky Coronavirus Testing program and was performed on February 8, 2021. The student is doing well and out of their isolation period. The student had a small number of close contacts and those people have been notified.

Gottlieb (Feb 9, 2021). UK coronavirus variant detected at the UW (Message to Seattle students and employees). Press release downloaded Feb 9 from https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/2021/02/09/uk-coronavirus-variant-detected-at-the-uw-message-to-seattle-campus-students-and-employees