XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant rise to a variant of interest: Implications for global alertness and preparedness

• Okesanya Olalekan John, B'MLS,
• Olaleke Noah Olabode, B'MLS,
• Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, PhD,
• Oso Tolutope Adebimpe, PhD,
• Amandeep Singh, PhD

Affiliations

Okesanya Olalekan John, B'MLS

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria; Corresponding author: Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Olaleke Noah Olabode, B'MLS

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III, PhD

Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Oso Tolutope Adebimpe, PhD

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Amandeep Singh, PhD

Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, India