EARLY RELEASE: Spike Gene Target Amplification in a Diagnostic Assay as a Marker for Public Health Monitoring of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants - United States, November 2021-January 2023

Published on January 25, 2023

This report describes how continued monitoring of S-gene target failure and S-gene target presence patterns will likely serve as a useful complement to genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

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