Experts watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. are concerned about how long it will take to detect. Here's why they're worried.
NEW YORK — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect.
Dr. James Musser, an infectious disease specialist at Houston Methodist, called the national case data on BA.2"murky." He added:"What we really need is as much real-time data as possible ... to inform decisions."TEST RESULTSTallies of test results have been at the core of understanding coronavirus spread from the start, but they have always been flawed.
A year ago, the agency signed deals with 10 large labs to do that genomic sequencing. The CDC will be reducing that program to three labs over the next two months. Researchers have linked wastewater samples to the number of positive COVID-19 tests a week later, suggesting health officials could get an early glimpse at infection trends.
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