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National genomic SARS-CoV-2 surveillance programme

  • Funded by Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
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Grant number: 48816

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $16,814,457.19

  • Funder

    Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)

  • Principal Investigator

    Abteilung Übertragbare Krankheiten Sekretariat der

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen genomics, mutations and adaptations

  • Special Interest Tags

    Data Management and Data Sharing

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary to closely monitor the development and spread of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants. Virus variants could influence the epidemiological situation by, for example, being more contagious, causing more severe illness, evading immunity after infection or vaccination, or affecting the efficacy of therapies. This grant enabled geographically and demographically representative genome sequencing of 2,000 samples per week. This project was coordinated by the National Reference Centre for Emerging Viral Infections (NAVI/CRIVE) at the University Hospital Graz (HUG). This monitoring allowed for a better assessment of the pandemic's development and also served as a basis for targeted adjustments to measures.