Data element name | Sub data element name | Value |
Code System Owner | Name | World Health Organization |
| Website | World Health Organization | |
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| Address | Avenue Appia 20 1202 Geneva Switzerland | |
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| Code System Publisher | Name | |
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| Code System Names | Formal name of the code system | World Health Organisation SARS-CoV-2 Variants |
| Short name of the code system | WHO_SARS_CoV2_Variants | |
| Code System Technical Identifiers | HTA-endorsed URI | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/WHO_SARS_CoV2_Variants |
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| Case Sensitive Codes (TRUE/FALSE) | TRUE (default value) | |
| Code System Information | Link | https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/ |
| Notes | "The established nomenclature systems for naming and tracking SARS-CoV-2 genetic lineages by GISAID, Nextstrain and Pango are currently and will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research. To assist with public discussions of variants, WHO convened a group of scientists from the WHO Virus Evolution Working Group (now called the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution), the WHO COVID-19 reference laboratory network, representatives from GISAID, Nextstrain, Pango and additional experts in virological, microbial nomenclature and communication from several countries and agencies to consider easy-to-pronounce and non-stigmatising labels for VOI and VOC. At the present time, this expert group convened by WHO has recommended using letters of the Greek Alphabet, i.e., Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta which will be easier and more practical to be discussed by non-scientific audiences. When using this naming scheme and referring to the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 identified from the first cases (December 2019), the term ‘index virus’ should be used." | |
| Arrangement or agreements with HL7 for use of content | None | |
| Version management | "Updates on SARS-CoV-2 classifications, the geographic distribution of VOCs, and summaries of their phenotypic characteristics (transmissibility, disease severity, risk of reinfection, and impacts on diagnostics and vaccine performance) based on published studies, are regularly provided in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Updates." | |
| Code System Copyright, Intellectual Property and Licensing | Copyright Statement | © Copyright World Health Organization (WHO), 2021. All Rights Reserved. |
| Copyright Information | "Any use of information in the web site should be accompanied by an acknowledgment of WHO as the source, citing the uniform resource locator (URL) of the article. Reproduction or translation of substantial portions of the web site, or any use other than for educational or other non-commercial purposes, require explicit, prior authorization in writing. Applications and enquiries should be addressed to the programme responsible for the page used." | |
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| HTA endorsement status (Draft, In review, Endorsed for use, Pending re-endorsement, Retired) | Value | In Review |
| Assignment date | 20221116 | |
| HTA review status | Last review date | 20221116 |
| Next review date | 20231116 | |
| Information current as at (date) | 20221116 |
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