Yale School of Public Health doctor: Genomic sequencing will help detect Omicron faster
A Yale School of Public Health doctor says genomic sequencing will help experts identify the omicron variant if or when it make its way to Connecticut.
News 12 Staff
•
Dec 2, 2021, 11:09 AM
•
Updated 876 days ago
Share:
More Stories
Hometown Heroes in the Hudson Valley
9ds ago1:28
Medical experts recommend to still take precautions following CDC's revised COVID isolation guidelines
55ds ago1:52
Judge: 3 men convicted in COVID-19 relief aid fraud
76ds ago1:47
Wondrous Things store in Briarcliff Manor to close after 34 years; everything 25% off
203ds ago0:28
Rockland small businesses get COVID-19 reimbursement grant
204ds ago
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
207ds agoHometown Heroes in the Hudson Valley
9ds ago1:28
Medical experts recommend to still take precautions following CDC's revised COVID isolation guidelines
55ds ago1:52
Judge: 3 men convicted in COVID-19 relief aid fraud
76ds ago1:47
Wondrous Things store in Briarcliff Manor to close after 34 years; everything 25% off
203ds ago0:28
Rockland small businesses get COVID-19 reimbursement grant
204ds agoNobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
207ds agoA Yale School of Public Health doctor says genomic sequencing will help experts identify the omicron variant if or when it make its way to Connecticut.
Now that the omicron variant has been detected in the United States, doctors at the Yale School of Medicine are working to figure out how transmissible it is.
The team at the Yale School of Public Health is helping determine which variants are in Connecticut.
Dr. Nathan Grubaugh says the work doctors are doing now will help them to be prepared for the worst.
"When, and if, Omicron is introduced to our region, we can track it and better understand it."
The team is conducting genomic sequencing on PCR tests to figure out which variant a patient has contracted.
Doctors say genome sequencing is conducted on 30% of cases a week.
