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| VUI-21JUN-01 | PANGO: C.37 | This variant is a clade first associated with South America but now observed in USA and Europe |
| VUI-21JUL-01 | PANGO: B.1.621 | This variant is a clade first associated with Colombia but now seen across the Americas and Europe |
| VUI-21OCT-01 | PANGO: AY.4.2 | This variant is a sublineage of Delta with spike A222V and Y145H |
-| VUI-21NOV-01 | WHO: Omicron PANGO: B.1.1.529 | This variant is a lineage first identified in Southern Africa and has been exported to several other countries |
+| VOC-21NOV-01 | WHO: Omicron PANGO: B.1.1.529 | This variant is a lineage first identified in Southern Africa and has been exported to several other countries |
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