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How Scientists are Using Data to Increase COVID-19 Testing, Vaccinations, and Health Literacy in Arkansas
Confronting COVID-19 through the News: A Journalist’s Experience with Data During the Pandemic
A young writer in Japan who has been tackling the pandemic from viewpoint of the news shares about using Outbreak.info to access vital data.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Scientists Track Variants with the Help of Outbreak.info
Through wastewater-based epidemiology, scientists track SARS-Cov-2 variants and compare to Outbreak.info data.
Aspiring Virologist Uses Outbreak.info to Understand COVID-19
Stony Brook University student Irene Abraham explains how tools like Outbreak.info can help students better understand COVID-19 and dig deeper into this present moment in biomedical research.
Comparing Lineages: How Researchers in Germany use Outbreak.info to Investigate Variants
As SARS-CoV-2 variants surface in different parts of the world, researchers rise to the challenge of examining tremendous amounts of new data.
A Look at New Variant of Concern B.1.617.2
In the past week, B.1.617.2 was reclassified as a Variant of Concern by Public Health England. The WHO reclassified all B.1.617 lineages at VOCs. What does this mean?
The Snapshot of B.1.1.7 from Outbreak.info
Since its discovery in the UK, the B.1.1.7 variant has spread to 108 countries and all US states. It is the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant in over 20 countries.
COVID-19 Mutations: Why are they happening and what does it mean for the pandemic?
Viruses are expected to evolve and mutate. But what is the significance of these mutations and how does it impact the COVID-19 pandemic?
Tracking the New Strains of COVID-19
Scripps Research is tracking the prevalence of new strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, in an interactive dashboard for viewing daily reports.
COVID-19 Variants: Staying Updated as New Research Emerges
Outbreak.info exists to help epidemiologists, biologists, geneticists, and anyone investigating new COVID-19 mutations answer important research questions.