The COVID-19 Pandemic – Sequencing: Impacts on Public Health

Explore a comprehensive seminar on COVID-19 sequencing and its public health implications, presented by Professor Judith Breuer from University College London. Delve into the origins and evolution of the virus, examining worldwide phylogenetic trees and local transmission patterns. Learn about the COVID-19 Genomics UK project and its findings, as well as the development of reporting tools and clinical trials. Investigate conspiracy theories, subgenotypes, and the frequency of viral mutations. Discover how to identify drug resistance mutations and understand PCR positivity. Analyze patient evolution, inflammatory syndromes, and adaptive mutations. Gain insights into the first reported cases and the overall virus evolution, providing a thorough understanding of the pandemic's genomic aspects and their impact on public health strategies.

Introduction
Pangolin
Where did the virus come from
Evolution of the virus
What can we tell from this data
First virus that spread
COVID19 Genomics UK
What COVID19 Genomics UK tell us
Worldwide phylogenetic tree
Local transmission
Clinical trial
Reporting tool
Thank you
Conspiracy theories
Subgenotypes
Covid data
Australia
Modern tools
How infrequent change happens
Is this a good or bad thing
Drug resistance mutations
How to find drug resistance
PCR positivity
Patient evolution
Inflammatory syndrome
Mutations
First cases
Adaptive mutations
Virus evolution
Conclusion