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  • Biden Administration To Spend $1.7 Billion To Track Spread Of Coronavirus Variants

    04/16/2021 11:14:20 AM PDT · by Cathi · 12 replies
    NPR ^ | April 16, 2021 | NPR
    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...