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Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Written by Alexander Sundermann, Clinical Research Coordinator & DrPH Student in Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemicSequencing the genetic code of virus samples taken from COVID-19 patients reveals how SARS-CoV-2 is spreading and changing.Nate Langer/UPMC, CC BY-ND

“You can’t fix what you don’t measure” is a maxim in the business world. And it holds true in the world of public health as well.

Early in the pandemic, the United States struggl...

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