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.
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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.