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Are We Doing Enough To Control Covid-19 Mutations?

Benjamin Cowling, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Hong Kong

22-Jun-21 19:00

Are We Doing Enough To Control Covid-19 Mutations?

In Malaysia, epidemiologists are saying that the prevalence of the many variants present are largely unknown as the Delta variant continues to be a dominant strain in most countries. We look into why genomic sequencing is crucial and what can be done prevent the spread of Covid-19 variants.

Image Source: Mat Napo, Unsplash

Produced by: Tasha Fusil, Azlyna Mohd Noor

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn


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