Emergency Committee on COVID-19 advises on variants, vaccines
The committee urged WHO to develop a standardized system for naming new variants that avoids geographical markers, an area WHO has already begun work on
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 15, 2021/APO Group/
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), according to the WHO Emergency Committee (EC) on COVID-19.
The EC met virtually yesterday (14 January) at the request of WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to review the emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and to consider the potential use of vaccination and testing certificates for international travel.