CDC Reports New Covid Variant Found In US Wastewater
The CDC in a new report has indicated that a recent sample of US wastewater tested positive for a new variant of Covid.
The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) has reported they detected the new coronavirus variant BA.2.86 in one of their latest wastewater samples.
The finding by the NWSS comes around the same time the Biden administration has been stocking up on COVID-19 equipment.
CDC Reports New SARS CoV-2 Sublineage BA.2.86 Variant Found In US Wastewater pic.twitter.com/9DcWEiP3rS
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Per The CDC:
A U.S. wastewater sample that was collected as part of routine monitoring in the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) has preliminarily indicated the presence of the BA.2.86 variant.
