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Which Coronavirus Variants are Present in Europe?

Developed by the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), a new Vaccine Tracker and dashboard offers travelers insights into which SARS-CoV-2 virus variants are currently found in the EU and EEA (European Economic Area) countries. 

The dashboard shows the proportion of variants of concern and interest, namely the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7), South Africa (B.1.351), Brazil (P.1), and India (B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2, B.1.617.3) variants, and their sequencing volumes.

The data is obtained from the European Surveillance System and the GISAID EpiCoV database, which monitor these data weekly. The ECDC information is updated every Thursday and can be easily filtered to show a specific country, a week, or only data above a given sequencing volume.