GISAID
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GISAID is open-access to genetic data of influenza viruses,[3] and the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
On January 10, 2020, the first whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 were made available on GISAID. This enabled global responses to the pandemic.[6] There was the first vaccines,[7] and diagnostic tests,[8] to detect SARS-CoV-2. GISAID helps watch for the emergence of new COVID-19 viral strains across the planet.[6][9]
Its establishment was an alternative to sharing avian influenza data by conventional public-domain archives.[10][3][11] GISAID has given rapid exchange of outbreak data[11] during the H1N1 pandemic[12][13] in 2009, the H7N9 epidemic[14][15] in 2013, and the COVID-19 pandemic[16][17] in 2020.
GISAID was recognized for its importance to world health by G20 health ministers in 2017,[18] and in 2020 the World Health Organization chief scientist called the data-science initiative "a game changer".[4]
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