America Is ‘Flying Blind’ To The Coronavirus Mutations Racing Across The Globe

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Washington Post: Why America is ‘flying blind’ to the coronavirus mutations racing across the globe 

The United States is doing so little of the genetic sequencing needed to detect new variants of the coronavirus — like the ones first identified in Great Britain and South Africa — that such mutations are probably proliferating quickly, undetected, experts said. 

The lack of widespread genetic sequencing means the window is closing to find and slow the spread of variants such as the one first spotted in Britain, which appears to be much more transmissible, and those initially detected in Brazil and South Africa. All have been discovered in small numbers in the United States. 

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WNU Editor: To be fair. Every country in the world is ‘flying blind’ when it comes to detecting coronavirus mutations racing across the globe. The U.S. is the first major country in the world trying to address the need to quickly detect and monitor these mutations when they happen. All that I can say is "faster please".