claim: the newly introduced sars-cov-2 variant a222v is not spreading in lazio region, italy
evidence_1: to establish the a222v variant involvement in the infection rise in italy, all gisaid sequences from italy and those from our laboratory (lazio) in the period june- october were analysed.", "a222v, first recognized in august, represents 11.2% of sequences in this period, reaching 100% of autochthonous sequences in october, supporting increased gv circulation in italy.")