In this webinar we will hear about the latest definitions for SARS-CoV-2 variants and look into WHO’s recommended strategy for the continued monitoring and assessment of variants of interest. We will hear country experience on tackling the latest circulating variants in terms of detection and characterization, risk assessment and data sharing.
We will welcome:
Dr James Otieno (WHO Headquarters)
Dr Morten Rasmussen (Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Professor Tulio de Oliveira (Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa)
Launched in May 2020, this knowledge sharing platform aims to enhance WHO guidance dissemination and best practice sharing among public health laboratories globally. WHO is grateful to the technical and financial partners who have helped to support and sustain this webinar series.