### [2021-01-2](/feed/2021/01/2/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# 501.V2 variant




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1. [The World Health Organization classifies the Lineage B.1.617 variant as a "Variant of Concern", becoming the fourth variant to be designated as being of global concern after the B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 variants. ](/feed/2021/05/10/the-world-health-organization-classifies-the-lineage-b1617-variant-as-a-variant-of-concern-becoming-the-fourth-vari.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Lineage B.1.351_
2. [Malta reports four more cases of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. ](/feed/2021/04/23/malta-reports-four-more-cases-of-the-501v2-variant-that-originated-in-south-africa.md) _Context: COVID-19 pandemic, Lineage B.1.351_
3. [India reports their first four cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and one case of the Lineage P.1 variant from Brazil in people who traveled internationally. ](/feed/2021/02/16/india-reports-their-first-four-cases-of-the-501v2-variant-from-south-africa-and-one-case-of-the-lineage-p1-variant-fro.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_
4. [Washington, D.C. confirms its first cases of the 501.V2 variant from South Africa and the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2. ](/feed/2021/02/11/washington-dc-confirms-its-first-cases-of-the-501v2-variant-from-south-africa-and-the-uk-variant-of-sars-cov-2.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_
5. [South Africa suspends its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZenenca vaccine after research finds that the vaccine is less effective against the 501.V2 variant discovered in the country. ](/feed/2021/02/7/south-africa-suspends-its-rollout-of-the-oxford-astrazenenca-vaccine-after-research-finds-that-the-vaccine-is-less-effec.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_
6. [Portugal also reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa. They do not indicate whether the individual travelled. ](/feed/2021/01/22/portugal-also-reports-their-first-case-of-the-501v2-variant-that-originated-in-south-africa-they-do-not-indicate-wheth.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_
7. [Vaccine developer Pfizer announces that lab studies have concluded that the joint Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine remains effective against mutation variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including Variant of Concern 202012-01 and the 501.V2 variant. ](/feed/2021/01/8/vaccine-developer-pfizer-announces-that-lab-studies-have-concluded-that-the-joint-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-remains-effect.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_
8. [Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan announces that three cases of the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 named 501.V2 variant have been detected in Ireland. All of the people had travelled to South Africa. ](/feed/2021/01/8/chief-medical-officer-tony-holohan-announces-that-three-cases-of-the-south-african-variant-of-sars-cov-2-named-501v2-va.md) _Context: 501.V2 variant, COVID-19 pandemic_