Thirst for Knowledge: Tracking COVID-19 in Aotearoa

Viral genomics has been critical to New Zealand’s successful public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, worldwide, genomic sequencing continues to be a key tool for understanding and limiting the spread of the virus, as well as for understanding its evolutionary origins.

Join us as Dr Jemma Geoghegan from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology tells us about how integrating genomics with epidemiological data has allowed tracking of local transmission chains and regional spread in real-time.