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UNC research program studies COVID-19 variants

2022-02-02
While a COVID PCR test indicates whether or not there is genetic viral material in an individual sample, the technique does not reveal the specific variant of coronavirus that made a person sick.  

It’s Day 6 of Covid, and a Rapid Antigen Test Comes Back Positive. Stay Home, Say Virologists.

2022-02-02
http://: https://khn.org/news/article/rapid-antigen-test-isolation-guidance/

How worried do you need to be about the BA.2 coronavirus variant?

2022-02-02
https://www.today.com/health/health/ba2-coronavirus-variant-rcna14367

UNC-Led CORVASEQ Surveillance Program Detects Omicron Variant in North Carolina

2021-12-22
https://news.unchealthcare.org/2021/12/unc-led-corvaseq-surveillance-program-detects-omicron-variant-in-north-carolina/

Q&A with Dr. Dirk Dittmer Discussing CORVASEQ Surveillance Program

2021-12-22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBFitSO0Y6Y Q&A with Dr. Dirk Dittmer Discussing CORVASEQ Surveillance Program www.youtube.com

No Omicron in NC, most samples still delta variant of COVID-19.

2021-12-02
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/no-omicron-in-nc-most-samples-still-delta-variant-of-covid-19/20007026/ No omicron in NC; most samples still delta variant of COVID-19 :: WRAL.com www.wral.com

UNC Health Experts discuss concerns about omicron variant.

2021-12-02
https://myfox8.com/news/coronavirus/likely-to-be-next-big-wave-nc-health-experts-discuss-concerns-about-omicron-variant/

UNC expert says omicron variant will likely be in NC by end of year | CBS 17

2021-12-02
https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/unc-expert-says-omicron-variant-will-likely-be-in-nc-by-end-of-year/ UNC expert says omicron variant will likely be in NC by end of year | CBS 17 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A leading expert tracking the spread of the COVID-19 variants says he expects the Omicron variant will be detected in North Carolina before the end of the year,...

Model Shows Covid Spread Slowing if these two conditions are met.

2021-09-29
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/model-shows-covid-spread-slowing-this-winter-if-these-two-important-conditions-are-met/19889818/ Model shows COVID spread slowing this winter if these two important conditions are met :: WRAL.com New projections from an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill paint a positive picture of herd immunity and fewer COVID-19 cases through the coming winter. www.wral.com

On the Record: What’s next in the coronavirus pandemic? :: WRAL.com

2021-08-10
https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/on-the-record-what-s-next-in-the-coronavirus-pandemic/19816707/ We are living in the pandemic that won’t go away, and the upswing in Delta variant COVID-19 is a gut punch for people who thought we were turning a corner. Masks are coming back. Vaccines protect …