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. 2022 Jul;10(7):e928-e929.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00199-1. Epub 2022 May 18.

Decoding the next SARS-CoV-2 variant

Jeremy Nel  1 , W D Francois Venter  2
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Decoding the next SARS-CoV-2 variant

Jeremy Nel et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement

JN reports grants from Wellcome Trust and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and personal fees from Mylan, Cipla, Johnson and Johnson, Abbvie, and Virology Education. WDFV reports grants from USAID, Unitaid, the South African Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and ViiV Healthcare; personal fees and non-financial support from ViiV and Gilead Sciences; and personal fees from Mylan, Merk, Adcock-Ingram, Aspen, Abbott, Roche, Johnson and Johnson, Sanofi, and Virology Education.

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