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Amid a worsening Omicron surge, a UC Santa Barbara doctoral student has developed a breakthrough rapid test for the Omicron variant, which can also serve as a template for defense against future COVID-19 mutations.

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By Sonia Fernandez for UCSB March 1, 2021 | 1:30 p.m. In an effort to get ahead of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants in Santa Barbara County, UC Santa Barbara, Cottage Health and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (SBCPHD) have launched parallel, collaborative COVID-19 virus variant surveillance projects. The goal is to determine which recently emerged variants of concern might be present in the local community, and to understand how their distribution changes over time. �...

Courtesy image In an effort to get ahead of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants in Santa Barbara County, UC Santa Barbara and Cottage Health have launched parallel, collaborative COVID-19 virus variant surveillance projects. The goal is to determine which recently emerged variants of concern might be present in the local community, and to understand how their distribution changes over time. “In addition to just basic science interest, knowing more about these variants could also influence o...