Why genomics is the real MVP in the fight against COVID clusters
Heredity, Genetic Technologies, Mutation, DNA Sequencing Jocelyn Wright Heredity, Genetic Technologies, Mutation, DNA Sequencing Jocelyn Wright

Why genomics is the real MVP in the fight against COVID clusters

As COVID-19 clusters in gyms, restaurants, and aged care centres across NSW and Victoria continue to climb and make headlines, contact tracing efforts and genomic sequencing feature heavily in the media’s reporting of the coronavirus pandemic.

But how exactly is genetics being used for epidemiological tracing purposes and how is it helping researchers and policymakers to respond to these outbreak clusters in real-time?

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