What to know
Researchers combine data from genomic surveillance with clinical, experimental laboratory, and epidemiological data with the overarching goal to better understand SARS-CoV-2 variant evolution, emergence, and transmission.
Findings on SARS-CoV-2 variant characteristics
This research aims to continuously evaluate the influence of SARS-CoV-2 variants on transmission and escape from vaccine-induced immunity to aid response planning and inform vaccine dosing and design strategies in real time.
This project:
- Explored inefficiencies in protective antiviral immunity during the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 wave, particularly amongst older adults. 1
New SARS-CoV-2 dashboards and websites
Researchers continue to maintain and update widely used databases for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, including:
- Covidtrackerct.com, which provides weekly variant estimates for Connecticut, standard frequencies, estimates of infections, and variant-specific information.
- Covidestim.org, which provides weekly updates of total estimated infections for each US state.
Awarded in 2022, this project is still in progress.
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