SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Evolution, Impact, and Laboratory Response

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Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: hour(s)

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours

: hour(s)

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Objectives

  • Describe how SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge and are classified by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Identify key mutations associated with major variants and their implications for transmissibility, immune evasion, and diagnostic testing.
  • Discuss laboratory methods used to detect and monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants.
  • Summarize the public health and infection-control considerations associated with emerging variants.

Course Outline

  • Content Pages
    • Background and Evolution
    • What Is a Variant and How Does It Arise?
    • Major Variants of Concern
    • Laboratory Detection and Characterization
    • Epidemiology and Global Trends
    • Infection Prevention and Control Implications
    • Treatment and Vaccine Considerations
    • Laboratory’s Role in Ongoing Surveillance
    • Summary
    • References

Additional Information

This is a mini course designed to enhance learning and reinforce existing knowledge. It does not provide continuing education (CE) credit. The purpose of this course is to support ongoing professional development and review.