GAGAATAAACTAGTATTCTTCTGGTCCCCACAGACTCAGAGAGAACCCGCCACC TTCGTGTTCCTGGTGCTGCTGCCTCTGGTGTCCA GCCAGTGTGTG AACCTGACCACCAGAACACAGCTGCCTCCAGCCTACACCAACAGCTTTACCAGAGGCGTGTACTACCCCGACAAGGTGTT CAGATCCAGCGTGCTGCACTCTACCCAGGACCTGTTCCTGCCTTTCTTCAGCAACGTGACCTGGTTCCACGCCATCCACGTGTCCGGCACC AATGGCACCAAGAGATTCGACAACCCCGTGCTGCCCTTCAACGACGGGGTGTACTTTGCCAGCACCGAGAAGTCCAACATCATCAGAGGCT GGATCTTCGGCACCACACTGGACAGCAAGACCCAGAGCCTGCTGATCGTGAACAACGCCACCAACGTGGTCATCAAAGTGTGCGAGTTCCA GTTCTGCAACGACCCCTTCCTGGGCGTCTACTACCACAAGAACAACAAGAGCTGGATGGAAAGCGAGTTCCGGGTGTACAGCAGCGCCAAC AACTGCACCTTCGAGTACGTGTCCCAGCCTTTCCTGATGGACCTGGAAGGCAAGCAGGGCAACTTCAAGAACCTGCGCGAGTTCGTGTTTA AGAACATCGACGGCTACTTCAAGATCTACAGCAAGCACACCCCTATCAACCTCGTGCGGGATCTGCCTCAGGGCTTCTCTGCTCTGGAACC CCTGGTGGATCTGCCCATCGGCATCAACATCACCCGGTTTCAGACACTGCTGGCCCTGCACAGAAGCTACCTGACACCTGGCGATAGCAGC AGCGGATGGACAGCTGGTGCCGCCGCTTACTATGTGGGCTACCTGCAGCCTAGAACCTTCCTGCTGAAGTACAACGAGAACGGCACCATCA CCGACGCCGTGGATTGTGCTCTGGATCCTCTGAGCGAGACAAAGTGCACCCTGAAGTCCTTCACCGTGGAAAAGGGCATCTACCAGACCAG CAACTTCCGGGTGCAGCCCACCGAATCCATCGTGCGGTTCCCCAATATCACCAATCTGTGCCCCTTCGGCGAGGTGTTCAATGCCACCAGA TTCGCCTCTGTGTACGCCTGGAACCGGAAGCGGATCAGCAATTGCGTGGCCGACTACTCCGTGCTGTACAACTCCGCCAGCTTCAGCACCT TCAAGTGCTACGGCGTGTCCCCTACCAAGCTGAACGACCTGTGCTTCACAAACGTGTACGCCGACAGCTTCGTGATCCGGGGAGATGAAGT GCGGCAGATTGCCCCTGGACAGACAGGCAAGATCGCCGACTACAACTACAAGCTGCCCGACGACTTCACCGGCTGTGTGATTGCCTGGAAC AGCAACAACCTGGACTCCAAAGTCGGCGGCAACTACAATTACCTGTACCGGCTGTTCCGGAAGTCCAATCTGAAGCCCTTCGAGCGGGACA TCTCCACCGAGATCTATCAGGCCGGCAGCACCCCTTGTAACGGCGTGGAAGGCTTCAACTGCTACTTCCCACTGCAGTCCTACGGCTTTCA GCCCACAAATGGCGTGGGCTATCAGCCCTACAGAGTGGTGGTGCTGAGCTTCGAACTGCTGCATGCCCCTGCCACAGTGTGCGGCCCTAAG AAAAGCACCAATCTCGTGAAGAACAAATGCGTGAACTTCAACTTCAACGGCCTGACCGGCACCGGCGTGCTGACAGAGAGCAACAAGAAGT TCCTGCCATTCCAGCAGTTTGGCCGGGATATCGCCGATACCACAGACGCCGTTAGAGATCCCCAGACACTGGAAATCCTGGACATCACCCC TTGCAGCTTCGGCGGAGTGTCTGTGATCACCCCTGGCACCAACACCAGCAATCAGGTGGCAGTGCTGTACCAGGACGTGAACTGTACCGAA GTGCCCGTGGCCATTCACGCCGATCAGCTGACACCTACATGGCGGGTGTACTCCACCGGCAGCAATGTGTTTCAGACCAGAGCCGGCTGTC TGATCGGAGCCGAGCACGTGAACAATAGCTACGAGTGCGACATCCCCATCGGCGCTGGAATCTGCGCCAGCTACCAGACACAGACAAACAG CCCTCGGAGAGCCAGAAGCGTGGCCAGCCAGAGCATCATTGCCTACACAATGTCTCTGGGCGCCGAGAACAGCGTGGCCTACTCCAACAAC TCTATCGCTATCCCCACCAACTTCACCATCAGCGTGACCACAGAGATCCTGCCTGTGTCCATGACCAAGACCAGCGTGGACTGCACCATGT ACATCTGCGGCGATTCCACCGAGTGCTCCAACCTGCTGCTGCAGTACGGCAGCTTCTGCACCCAGCTGAATAGAGCCCTGACAGGGATCGC CGTGGAACAGGACAAGAACACCCAAGAGGTGTTCGCCCAAGTGAAGCAGATCTACAAGACCCCTCCTATCAAGGACTTCGGCGGCTTCAAT TTCAGCCAGATTCTGCCCGATCCTAGCAAGCCCAGCAAGCGGAGCTTCATCGAGGACCTGCTGTTCAACAAAGTGACACTGGCCGACGCCG GCTTCATCAAGCAGTATGGCGATTGTCTGGGCGACATTGCCGCCAGGGATCTGATTTGCGCCCAGAAGTTTAACGGACTGACAGTGCTGCC TCCTCTGCTGACCGATGAGATGATCGCCCAGTACACATCTGCCCTGCTGGCCGGCACAATCACAAGCGGCTGGACATTTGGAGCAGGCGCC GCTCTGCAGATCCCCTTTGCTATGCAGATGGCCTACCGGTTCAACGGCATCGGAGTGACCCAGAATGTGCTGTACGAGAACCAGAAGCTGA TCGCCAACCAGTTCAACAGCGCCATCGGCAAGATCCAGGACAGCCTGAGCAGCACAGCAAGCGCCCTGGGAAAGCTGCAGGACGTGGTCAA CCAGAATGCCCAGGCACTGAACACCCTGGTCAAGCAGCTGTCCTCCAACTTCGGCGCCATCAGCTCTGTGCTGAACGATATCCTGAGCAGA CTGGACCCTCCTGAGGCCGAGGTGCAGATCGACAGACTGATCACAGGCAGACTGCAGAGCCTCCAGACATACGTGACCCAGCAGCTGATCA GAGCCGCCGAGATTAGAGCCTCTGCCAATCTGGCCGCCACCAAGATGTCTGAGTGTGTGCTGGGCCAGAGCAAGAGAGTGGACTTTTGCGG CAAGGGCTACCACCTGATGAGCTTCCCTCAGTCTGCCCCTCACGGCGTGGTGTTTCTGCACGTGACATATGTGCCCGCTCAAGAGAAGAAT TTCACCACCGCTCCAGCCATCTGCCACGACGGCAAAGCCCACTTTCCTAGAGAAGGCGTGTTCGTGTCCAACGGCACCCATTGGTTCGTGA CACAGCGGAACTTCTACGAGCCCCAGATCATCACCACCGACAACACCTTCGTGTCTGGCAACTGCGACGTCGTGATCGGCATTGTGAACAA TACCGTGTACGACCCTCTGCAGCCCGAGCTGGACAGCTTCAAAGAGGAACTGGACAAGTACTTTAAGAACCACACAAGCCCCGACGTGGAC CTGGGCGATATCAGCGGAATCAATGCCAGCGTCGTGAACATCCAGAAAGAGATCGACCGGCTGAACGAGGTGGCCAAGAATCTGAACGAGA GCCTGATCGACCTGCAAGAACTGGGGAAGTACGAGCAGTACATCAAGTGGCCCTGGTACATCTGGCTGGGCTTTATCGCCGGACTGATTGC CATCGTGATGGTCACAATCATGCTGTGTTGCATGACCAGCTGCTGTAGCTGCCTGAAGGGCTGTTGTAGCTGTGGCAGCTGCTGCAAGTTC GACGAGGACGATTCTGAGCCCGTGCTGAAGGGCGTGAAACTGCACTACACA TGATGA CTCGAGCTGGTACTGCATGCACGCAATGCTAGCT GCCCCTTTCCCGTCCTGGGTACCCCGAGTCTCCCCCGACCTCGGGTCCCAGGTATGCTCCCACCTCCACCTGCCCCACTCACCACCTCTGC TAGTTCCAGACACCTCCCAAGCACGCAGCAATGCAGCTCAAAACGCTTAGCCTAGCCACACCCCCACGGGAAACAGCAGTGATTAACCTTT AGCAATAAACGAAAGTTTAACTAAGCTATACTAACCCCAGGGTTGGTCAATTTCGTGCCAGCCACACCCTGGAGCTAGC Cyan: Putative 5’ UTR ATG A Green: Start Codon Yellow: Signal Peptide Orange: Spike encoding region Red: Stop codon(s) Purple: 3’ UTR Blue: Start of polyA region (incomplete) Figure 2: Spike-encoding contig assembled from Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine. ATG GGGAAATAAGAGAGAAAAGAAGAGTAAGAAGAAATATAAGACCCCGGCGCCGCCACC TTCGTGTTCCTGGTGCTGCTGCCCCTGGTGA GCAGCCAGTGCGTG AACCTGACCACCCGGACCCAGCTGCCACCAGCCTACACCAACAGCTTCACCCGGGGCGTCTACTACCCCGACAAGGT GTTCCGGAGCAGCGTCCTGCACAGCACCCAGGACCTGTTCCTGCCCTTCTTCAGCAACGTGACCTGGTTCCACGCCATCCACGTGAGCGGC ACCAACGGCACCAAGCGGTTCGACAACCCCGTGCTGCCCTTCAACGACGGCGTGTACTTCGCCAGCACCGAGAAGAGCAACATCATCCGGG GCTGGATCTTCGGCACCACCCTGGACAGCAAGACCCAGAGCCTGCTGATCGTGAATAACGCCACCAACGTGGTGATCAAGGTGTGCGAGTT CCAGTTCTGCAACGACCCCTTCCTGGGCGTGTACTACCACAAGAACAACAAGAGCTGGATGGAGAGCGAGTTCCGGGTGTACAGCAGCGCC AACAACTGCACCTTCGAGTACGTGAGCCAGCCCTTCCTGATGGACCTGGAGGGCAAGCAGGGCAACTTCAAGAACCTGCGGGAGTTCGTGT TCAAGAACATCGACGGCTACTTCAAGATCTACAGCAAGCACACCCCAATCAACCTGGTGCGGGATCTGCCCCAGGGCTTCTCAGCCCTGGA GCCCCTGGTGGACCTGCCCATCGGCATCAACATCACCCGGTTCCAGACCCTGCTGGCCCTGCACCGGAGCTACCTGACCCCAGGCGACAGC AGCAGCGGGTGGACAGCAGGCGCGGCTGCTTACTACGTGGGCTACCTGCAGCCCCGGACCTTCCTGCTGAAGTACAACGAGAACGGCACCA TCACCGACGCCGTGGACTGCGCCCTGGACCCTCTGAGCGAGACCAAGTGCACCCTGAAGAGCTTCACCGTGGAGAAGGGCATCTACCAGAC CAGCAACTTCCGGGTGCAGCCCACCGAGAGCATCGTGCGGTTCCCCAACATCACCAACCTGTGCCCCTTCGGCGAGGTGTTCAACGCCACC CGGTTCGCCAGCGTGTACGCCTGGAACCGGAAGCGGATCAGCAACTGCGTGGCCGACTACAGCGTGCTGTACAACAGCGCCAGCTTCAGCA CCTTCAAGTGCTACGGCGTGAGCCCCACCAAGCTGAACGACCTGTGCTTCACCAACGTGTACGCCGACAGCTTCGTGATCCGTGGCGACGA GGTGCGGCAGATCGCACCCGGCCAGACAGGCAAGATCGCCGACTACAACTACAAGCTGCCCGACGACTTCACCGGCTGCGTGATCGCCTGG AACAGCAACAACCTCGACAGCAAGGTGGGCGGCAACTACAACTACCTGTACCGGCTGTTCCGGAAGAGCAACCTGAAGCCCTTCGAGCGGG ACATCAGCACCGAGATCTACCAAGCCGGCTCCACCCCTTGCAACGGCGTGGAGGGCTTCAACTGCTACTTCCCTCTGCAGAGCTACGGCTT CCAGCCCACCAACGGCGTGGGCTACCAGCCCTACCGGGTGGTGGTGCTGAGCTTCGAGCTGCTGCACGCCCCAGCCACCGTGTGTGGCCCC AAGAAGAGCACCAACCTGGTGAAGAACAAGTGCGTGAACTTCAACTTCAACGGCCTTACCGGCACCGGCGTGCTGACCGAGAGCAACAAGA AATTCCTGCCCTTTCAGCAGTTCGGCCGGGACATCGCCGACACCACCGACGCTGTGCGGGATCCCCAGACCCTGGAGATCCTGGACATCAC CCCTTGCAGCTTCGGCGGCGTGAGCGTGATCACCCCAGGCACCAACACCAGCAACCAGGTGGCCGTGCTGTACCAGGACGTGAACTGCACC GAGGTGCCCGTGGCCATCCACGCCGACCAGCTGACACCCACCTGGCGGGTCTACAGCACCGGCAGCAACGTGTTCCAGACCCGGGCCGGTT GCCTGATCGGCGCCGAGCACGTGAACAACAGCTACGAGTGCGACATCCCCATCGGCGCCGGCATCTGTGCCAGCTACCAGACCCAGACCAA TTCACCCCGGAGGGCAAGGAGCGTGGCCAGCCAGAGCATCATCGCCTACACCATGAGCCTGGGCGCCGAGAACAGCGTGGCCTACAGCAAC AACAGCATCGCCATCCCCACCAACTTCACCATCAGCGTGACCACCGAGATTCTGCCCGTGAGCATGACCAAGACCAGCGTGGACTGCACCA TGTACATCTGCGGCGACAGCACCGAGTGCAGCAACCTGCTGCTGCAGTACGGCAGCTTCTGCACCCAGCTGAACCGGGCCCTGACCGGCAT CGCCGTGGAGCAGGACAAGAACACCCAGGAGGTGTTCGCCCAGGTGAAGCAGATCTACAAGACCCCTCCCATCAAGGACTTCGGCGGCTTC AACTTCAGCCAGATCCTGCCCGACCCCAGCAAGCCCAGCAAGCGGAGCTTCATCGAGGACCTGCTGTTCAACAAGGTGACCCTAGCCGACG CCGGCTTCATCAAGCAGTACGGCGACTGCCTCGGCGACATAGCCGCCCGGGACCTGATCTGCGCCCAGAAGTTCAACGGCCTGACCGTGCT GCCTCCCCTGCTGACCGACGAGATGATCGCCCAGTACACCAGCGCCCTGTTAGCCGGAACCATCACCAGCGGCTGGACTTTCGGCGCTGGA GCCGCTCTGCAGATCCCCTTCGCCATGCAGATGGCCTACCGGTTCAACGGCATCGGCGTGACCCAGAACGTGCTGTACGAGAACCAGAAGC TGATCGCCAACCAGTTCAACAGCGCCATCGGCAAGATCCAGGACAGCCTGAGCAGCACCGCTAGCGCCCTGGGCAAGCTGCAGGACGTGGT GAACCAGAACGCCCAGGCCCTGAACACCCTGGTGAAGCAGCTGAGCAGCAACTTCGGCGCCATCAGCAGCGTGCTGAACGACATCCTGAGC CGGCTGGACCCTCCCGAGGCCGAGGTGCAGATCGACCGGCTGATCACTGGCCGGCTGCAGAGCCTGCAGACCTACGTGACCCAGCAGCTGA TCCGGGCCGCCGAGATTCGGGCCAGCGCCAACCTGGCCGCCACCAAGATGAGCGAGTGCGTGCTGGGCCAGAGCAAGCGGGTGGACTTCTG CGGCAAGGGCTACCACCTGATGAGCTTTCCCCAGAGCGCACCCCACGGAGTGGTGTTCCTGCACGTGACCTACGTGCCCGCCCAGGAGAAG AACTTCACCACCGCCCCAGCCATCTGCCACGACGGCAAGGCCCACTTTCCCCGGGAGGGCGTGTTCGTGAGCAACGGCACCCACTGGTTCG TGACCCAGCGGAACTTCTACGAGCCCCAGATCATCACCACCGACAACACCTTCGTGAGCGGCAACTGCGACGTGGTGATCGGCATCGTGAA CAACACCGTGTACGATCCCCTGCAGCCCGAGCTGGACAGCTTCAAGGAGGAGCTGGACAAGTACTTCAAGAATCACACCAGCCCCGACGTG GACCTGGGCGACATCAGCGGCATCAACGCCAGCGTGGTGAACATCCAGAAGGAGATCGATCGGCTGAACGAGGTGGCCAAGAACCTGAACG AGAGCCTGATCGACCTGCAGGAGCTGGGCAAGTACGAGCAGTACATCAAGTGGCCCTGGTACATCTGGCTGGGCTTCATCGCCGGCCTGAT CGCCATCGTGATGGTGACCATCATGCTGTGCTGCATGACCAGCTGCTGCAGCTGCCTGAAGGGCTGTTGCAGCTGCGGCAGCTGCTGCAAG TTCGACGAGGACGACAGCGAGCCCGTGCTGAAGGGCGTGAAGCTGCACTACACC TGATAATAG GCTGGAGCCTCGGTGGCCTAGCTTCTTG CCCCTTGGGCCTCCCCCCAGCCCCTCCTCCCCTTCCTGCACCCGTACCCCCGTGGTCTTTGAATAAAGTCTGAGTGGGCGGCA AAAAAAAA Cyan: Putative 5’ UTR Green: Start Codon Yellow: Signal Peptide Orange: Spike encoding region Red: Stop codon(s) Purple: 3’ UTR Blue: Start of polyA region (incomplete)