Monday, Feb. 8. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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We’ve talked about the long-term damage the coronavirus has inflicted on many victims’ health. But as the pandemic rages on, it’s become very clear that we need to keep watch for the lasting health effects not just of the virus, but of the pandemic itself.
Does this mean the worst of the U.S. pandemic is finally behind us? To find out, Florida ground zero for Super Bowl revelry this past weekend is probably the place to watch. To be sure, the U.S. is still averaging far too many daily cases as it descends from its devastating holiday peak: about 118,000 at last count. On Saturday, more than 2.2 million doses were administered, a new U.S. record; 1.6 million were administered Friday.
Scientists Tracking COVID-19 Mutations for Future Forecasts
The United States needs to expand its capacity for genomic surveillance rapidly and exponentially, said Kristian Andersen, who directs a program of infectious disease genomics at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times / February 9, 2021 Hong Xie, senior research scientist at the University of Washington Virology Lab, readies the liquid handler robot in the lab that starts the viral sequencing process from local samples of SARS-CoV-2 positive, on Jan. 14, 2021. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times/TNS) TNS
(TNS) - When a novel coronavirus began its murderous run a little more than a year ago, the use of genetic sequencing as a tool for tracking infectious disease outbreaks was in its infancy.
New York City indoor dining will resume Friday, two days earlier than planned, to take advantage of the full Valentine’s Day weekend. The Citi Field baseball stadium will open Wednesday as a mass vaccination site, with doses reserved for Queens residents and food-delivery drivers.