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Table 2 Comparison of symptoms between alpha variant and wild strain infected individuals in the UK

From: A review of epidemiology, clinical features and disease course, transmission dynamics, and neutralization efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Symptom

Variant

Original strain

Cough

35%

28%

Fatigue/Weakness

32%

29%

Headache

32%

30%

Muscle aches

25%

21%

Sore throat

22%

19%

Fever

22%

20%

Loss of taste

16%

19%

Loss of smell

15%

19%