Tuesday 18 May 2021 from 12:00-13:00 CET
Video:
Since the beginning of 2021, reports of the spread of genetic variants of the COVID-19 virus have increasingly shaped the evolution of the pandemic and countries’ response strategies. It has become apparent that some of these variants of concern are behaving differently and are more transmissible, some likely cause more severe disease, and for some the vaccine response may be reduced. So how have countries been responding to the new variants? What have we learned so far? How can we best protect public health as COVID-19 adapts to the new environment? Join us in this webinar to find out!
Keynote Speakers:
Richard Peabody, World Health Organization (WHO)
Spotlight Speakers:
Michael Gharzouzi, Ministry of Health, Austria
Tyra Grove Krause, Statens Serum Institute, Denmark (tbc)
Moderators:
Matthias Wismar and Erica Richardson, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies