Alpha variant
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The Alpha variant is an early, more transmissible strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, first identified in the United Kingdom in late 2020.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alpha variant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13942267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpha variant Context triple: [SARS-CoV-2, hasVariant, Alpha variant]
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A.
Delta variant
The Delta variant is a highly transmissible strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused significant global surges in COVID-19 cases before the emergence of later variants.
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B.
Omicron variant
The Omicron variant is a highly mutated and fast-spreading strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused major global surges in COVID-19 cases starting in late 2021.
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C.
Omicron
Omicron is a vowel letter of the Greek alphabet, historically representing a short "o" sound and used today in various scientific and mathematical contexts.
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D.
BNT162b2
BNT162b2 is an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, co-developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, that became one of the first widely authorized vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
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E.
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for the global outbreak of the respiratory disease COVID-19.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpha variant Target entity description: The Alpha variant is an early, more transmissible strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, first identified in the United Kingdom in late 2020.
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A.
Delta variant
The Delta variant is a highly transmissible strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused significant global surges in COVID-19 cases before the emergence of later variants.
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B.
Omicron variant
The Omicron variant is a highly mutated and fast-spreading strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused major global surges in COVID-19 cases starting in late 2021.
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C.
Omicron
Omicron is a vowel letter of the Greek alphabet, historically representing a short "o" sound and used today in various scientific and mathematical contexts.
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D.
BNT162b2
BNT162b2 is an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, co-developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, that became one of the first widely authorized vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
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E.
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for the global outbreak of the respiratory disease COVID-19.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.