Q&A: Omicron has the spikes, pandemic intelligence chief has AI
New WHO group, headed by a veteran Nigerian epidemiologist, aims to wield data to fuel collective action on Covid and future health crises
12 December 2021 - 18:13
Just days after Chikwe Ihekweazu took the reins of the World Health Organisation’s new pandemic intelligence hub, a new and heavily-mutated variant of the coronavirus appeared on scientists’ radar. Omicron prompted countries to close their doors to Southern Africa and threatened to widen an already worrying gap in access to vaccines...
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