==== US related ====
  * HHS - The US Department of Health and Human Services
  * CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  * NIH - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  * FDS - Food and Drug Administration
  * BARDA - Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
  * DoD - Department of Defense

  * SIG - SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group
    * Established by HHS
    * to improve coordination among CDC, NIH, FDA, BARDA, DoD
    * Ref:- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/variant-info.html -> "Variant classifications"

==== Status related ====
  * AFK - away from keyboard

==== dummy ====
  * SCNR = Sorry, could not resist

==== useful links ====
  * https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3755/difference-between-an-acronym-and-abbreviation - Difference between an acronym and abbreviation?