Updated information on COVID-19 variants

March 30, 2021

Lolma. There are new updates for variants in Arizona.

First and foremost, ASU researchers have identified a potential new variant coined the “E484K” which is explained more in the link below.

In addition, and also unsettling, President Nez announced today that the B.1.1.7 variant has been detected on the Navajo Nation.

• Emergence of a SARS-CoV-2 E484K variant of interest in Arizona
• First case of COVID-19 U.K. variant confirmed on the Navajo Nation

Please continue to be safe and keep our Hopi elders safe. Kwa’kway.