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Biden Administration To Spend $1.7 Billion To Track Spread Of Coronavirus Variants
NPR ^ | April 16, 2021 | NPR

Posted on 04/16/2021 11:14:20 AM PDT by Cathi

The U.S. has been flying blind in the race between vaccination efforts and the spread of new coronavirus variants that could potentially spark another deadly nationwide surge and reduce effectiveness of the vaccines. U.S. public health officials have been operating with incomplete information because of an inadequate viral genomics surveillance system.

When the U.K. variant first emerged, the viral surveillance system in the U.S. was woefully lacking in resources, especially compared with other countries.

Pierce noted that one area that needs immediate attention is the sequencing of every "breakthrough case," which are cases in which people get infected even though they have been vaccinated. The CDC said at least 5,800 such breakthrough infections have been reported so far.

"We need to know whether infection after vaccination is the result of the vaccines, the variants, or some characteristic of the individuals who become infected," Pierce wrote in an email to NPR.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; chinavirusstrains; virusvariants

1 posted on 04/16/2021 11:14:20 AM PDT by Cathi
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To: Cathi

I bet they create a COVID AGENCY that employees 5,000 union employees


2 posted on 04/16/2021 11:17:54 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: Cathi

Money laundering.


3 posted on 04/16/2021 11:21:08 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Cathi

reconcile:

a political fabricated “disease” to kill, to destroy
America, to take out a beloved POTUS,
to remove EVERY FREEDOM we once had,
to inject nanomaterials untested in defiance of
EVERY CONVENTION, and finally
to catalogue DNA of the Citizen-slaves.


4 posted on 04/16/2021 11:21:46 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: blueunicorn6

Yup, the cover story for bleeding us dry.


5 posted on 04/16/2021 11:23:22 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Cathi

How much did he spend on moving the illegals to other states spreading Covid.


6 posted on 04/16/2021 11:26:15 AM PDT by DEPcom (Impeach Illegitimate Biden/Harris )
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To: Cathi

They’re lawyers. They know not to ask a question without getting an answer they already expect.


7 posted on 04/16/2021 11:39:41 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Cathi

I want some of this gravy.

Perhaps I can sell my variantomiter to the Feds. I haven’t invented it yet, but think I’ll price them at $4.6 million each, with a discount on orders of more than 10 units. Shipping and Handling extra.


8 posted on 04/16/2021 11:50:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Diogenesis

I think public health officials are quite concerned with the unexpected high rates of early “breakthrough cases.”

About a month ago Fauci began to change his tune about the vaccines being able to provide protection even for the variants. He admitted then for the first time that they are “concerned” and said they “must” do genome sequencing to see if these breakthrough cases are caused by diminution of the vax efficacy or perhaps the vax was not providing “cross reactivity” to a variant. Apparently they do not yet have adequate ability to make that determination on a wide spread basis.

Michigan is a very interesting case. Just hit a record high in new cases despite 25% of the population being fully vaxed. The variant B.1.1.7 is surging.

“Houston we have a problem.”

https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/michigan-to-get-nearly-6-4m-in-federal-money-to-expand-covid-19-variant-sequencing


9 posted on 04/16/2021 11:52:22 AM PDT by Cathi
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To: Cathi
Gator Biden needs some "walkin' round" money by getting a slice of some of that pork.


10 posted on 04/16/2021 12:32:18 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: Cathi

Finish the wall with that loot.


11 posted on 04/16/2021 2:19:28 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Cathi

You could do it with a 5k server and 10k of software.


12 posted on 04/16/2021 3:04:29 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Cathi

Hunter and the rest of the family track spread of coronavirus variants $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


13 posted on 04/16/2021 3:13:06 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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