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Early detection of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is critical to assessing risk, providing clear and timely communication messages, and coordinating public health action. CDC used a multicomponent surveillance approach to track the global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86.

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SARS-CoV-2 Under Surveillance To keep track of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, institutions tasked with viral surveillance need to devote more resources to genome sequencing March 4, 2021 In this illustration of SARS-CoV-2, just half the virion is displayed to reveal coiled RNA that would otherwise remain hidden within the capsid. This RNA accumulates mutations, resulting in SARS-CoV-2 variants that threaten to outpace the development of vaccines and antivirals. To identify the variants as they...