More SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing

Jan 05, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to ramp up the number of SARS-CoV-2 samples that are sequenced in the US, CNN reports.

CNN adds that the US has been criticized for its limited SARS-CoV-2 sequencing. It notes, for instance, that the US has contributed 57,000 SARS-CoV-2 sequences to the GISAID database, while the UK has submitted 141,000 sequences.

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