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Epidemiology

Marshall University

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Leveraging A Public-Private-Academic Collaborative Partnership To Confront Challenges In The Covid-19 Pandemic., James Denvir Apr 2021

Leveraging A Public-Private-Academic Collaborative Partnership To Confront Challenges In The Covid-19 Pandemic., James Denvir

Marshall Journal of Medicine

Like all viruses, the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates over time, creating new viral variants that have the potential to transmit more rapidly, cause more severe disease, or avoid treatment and prevention strategies. A critical component of the public health response to COVID-19 is identifying and tracking emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In West Virginia, this effort is coordinated via a public-private-academic collaboration.