BMUN LXX WHO

Here is an overview of some key terms and themes to aid you as you deepen your knowledge on the two topics for the conference. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any inquiries about the content or clarifications you'd like to make.  Topic A COVID variant : the COVID virus that has changed through mutation resulting in a new variant of the virus; certain variants emerge while others disappear Omicron variant: a variant of COVID-19 which spreads more easily than the original COVID-19 and the Delta variant, and can spread to others even if the host is vaccinated or asymptomatic C-TAP : attempted to promote sharing of vital intellectual property and data amongst vaccine & therapeutic manufacturers & developers to potentially accelerate manufacturing on a global scale surveillance system : a system for ensuring immunization safety through detecting, inspecting, and reporting cases of COVID-19 contact tracing : attempting to identify people who have recently be...

 Hello Delegates!  My name is Tanirika Singh and I am very excited to be your head chair for the WHO this year at BMUN alongside an incredible dais! With future blog posts from our dais focusing more on the topics for the committee as well as general advice as we get closer to conference, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself.  Although born in New Delhi, I grew up locally here in the Bay Area and didn't need to travel far from home for college here at Cal where I'm currently a second year studying Molecular & Cellular Biology. Beyond BMUN, I'm involved in on-campus scientific research and help teach an undergraduate run course on public health. In my free time, I love going out on hikes and runs locally here in Berkeley, watching Formula 1 (if anyone else does please reach out to me, I only know 3 other people who do :') ),  and feasting upon every pasta dish I can find within a 5 mile radius of me.  I can't wait to meet you all very soon! H...