Coronavirus variants Content

Face Masks Block Expired Particles, Despite Leakage

Andy Fell — June 08, 2021 - 8:00am

A new study from the University of California, Davis, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai confirms that surgical masks effectively reduce outgoing airborne particles from talking or coughing, even after allowing for leakage around the edges of the mask. The results are published June 8 in Scientific Reports.

Detection of Coronavirus P.1 Variant Confirmed in Yolo County

Karen Michele Nikos — April 15, 2021 - 1:12pm

News release from Healthy Davis Together, issued today (April 15).

Wastewater Monitoring for COVID-19 Expanding in Davis

mlblouin — April 01, 2021 - 10:25am

Healthy Davis Together wastewater monitoring operations, led by �ٺ��Ƶ researchers with support from the city’s Department of Public Works, has deployed newly arrived wastewater sampling equipment to 15 additional sample collection locations (nodes), expanding monitoring to all neighborhoods served by the city wastewater collection system.

Genome Sequencing Shows New Coronavirus Variants Drive Pandemic Surges

Andy Fell — April 01, 2021 - 8:18am

Genome sequencing of thousands of SARS-CoV-2 samples shows that surges of COVID-19 cases are driven by the appearance of new coronavirus variants, according to new research from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published April 1 in Scientific Reports.

Media Advisory: �ٺ��Ƶ LIVE on Coronavirus Variants

Andy Fell — February 08, 2021 - 3:00pm

* Feb. 11, 11 a.m. — We’ve heard a lot lately about new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that may be more infectious and spread more easily. What are these variants? Where do they come from? How concerned should we be, and what can be done about them?