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The US too [1] has been slow to implement large-scale sequencing efforts. We have the technology to track the virus more closely [2] [3] but seem oddly unhurrie
by divbzero 5y ago
The US too [1] has been slow to implement large-scale sequencing efforts. We have the technology to track the virus more closely [2] [3] but seem oddly unhurried to deploy it widely.
[1]: https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/06/stem-the-pandemic-national-covid-19-genomic-sequencing-effort/ https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/06/stem-the-pandemic-nation...
[2]: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/wastewater-surveillance.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/wast...
[3]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33468686/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33468686/