Here in Santa Barbara, a recently developed lab test produced by UCSB doctoral student Zach Aralis has given Santa Barbara County hospitals and clinics a boost in their efforts to get ahead of the Omicron variant. KCSB News Editor Jackie Sedley speaks with Aralis to discuss his innovation.

UCSB Graduate Student Develops Rapid Omicron Test

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