COVID 19 Variants Webinar

Описание: As the pandemic has progressed, molecular epidemiology has been an important tool in monitoring the progress of the infection across the world. Novel variants of SARS-CoV2 have been identified and there has been much speculation about the characteristics of these variants in terms of transmissibility, pathogenicity and vaccine escape. This exciting webinar explored these issues and the role of new virus variants in the development of the pandemic.

00:00 Start
04:10 COVID-19 Genomics (COG-UK) and the role of COVID-19 sequencing and epidemiology in the UK - Sharon Peacock
26:18 Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. Experience from the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and Environment - Chantal Reusken
56:20 Discussion

Speakers
Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci CBE is the Executive Director and Chair of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium.

Dr Chantal Reusken, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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