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Association Between SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and Disease Severity Reveals Risk and Protective Effects Among Community-Sampled Patients in Israel

2026-01-29 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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SARS-CoV-2 mutations play a key role in viral evolution, in immune escape, and potentially in disease severity. However, the clinical impact of most mutations remains poorly understood, particularly across different variants. A historical observational study was conducted using SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing data linked to clinical metadata from 175,503 COVID-19 cases in Israel. The dataset was stratified into four variant-specific periods: B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, BA.1, and BA.2. Logistic regres...

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