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Key Points <br />•Genetic variants of COVID-19 have been emerging and <br />spreading around the world throughout the COVID-19 <br />pandemic. <br />•These variants in the United States are routinely monitored <br />through sequence-based surveillance, laboratory studies, and <br />epidemiological studies. <br />•A U.S government group developed a Variant Classification <br />scheme that categorizes the variants into three classes: <br />–Variant of Interest <br />–Variant of Concern <br />–Variant of High Consequence <br />COVID-19 Update <br />City Manager’s Office <br />Slide 3 <br />July 20, 2021 <br /> <br />