Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY

Science in 5: SARS-CoV-2 virus origins

WHO's technical lead on COVID-19 updates on the status of the scientific work needed to find the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Science in 5 this week. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains why it is important to understand the origins of pandemics, what WHO's role is in achieving this and how WHO works to prevent future pandemics.  

YouTube: https://youtu.be/WCOu_bb5Qak

The full report from the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) can be found here: at  https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/scientific-advisory-group-on-the-origins-of-novel-pathogens-report

 Other useful links:

• Podcasts available on your preferred platforms: https://lnk.to/science-in-5
• Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9S6xGsoqIBXRQzSDOfFb13iPrbL8fgy1
• Transcripts, podcast: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/media-resources/science-in-5
• Broadcast quality files: https://who.canto.global/b/K0146

Science in 5 is WHO's conversation in science. In this video and podcast series WHO experts explain the science related to COVID-19 and other issues. The series is available every week on WHO's YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn channels and on all major podcasts platforms. For media partnerships for embedding this series, please contact us: communications@who.int 

More information: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Update 84: Current COVID-19 situation: overview of SARS-CoV-2 circulating variants (who.int)

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