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SAGE meetings, August 2020

Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in August 2020.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 14 August 2020
• Last updated: 8 April 2022 — See all updates

Meeting 50, 6 August 2020

• SAGE 50 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 6 August 2020
  • 25 September 2020
  • Transparency data
• ONS: Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality rates in England, 6 August 2020
  • 21 August 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 5 August 2020
  • 21 August 2020
  • Research and analysis
• CO-CIN: outcomes of COVID-19 related hospitalisation among people with HIV, 6 August 2020
  • 14 August 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 5 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term forecasts, 5 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Protecting high risk individuals as an approach to controlling COVID-19 outbreaks, 4 August 2020
  • 25 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Local interventions and spatial scales, 6 August 2020
  • 16 October 2020
  • Research and analysis
• ONS: Reasonable worst-case scenarios adjustment workbook, 4 August 2020
  • 5 February 2021
  • Research and analysis
• ONS and DHSC: Estimating additional deaths to expand the reasonable worst-case scenarios, 6 August 2020
  • 5 February 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Welsh Government TAG: Testing criteria for discharging asymptomatic patients to care homes, 11 August 2020
  • 20 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: COVID-19 health data research – weekly update, 4 August 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• CMMID: Social contacts in the UK from the CoMix social contact survey
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: Segmentation and shielding of the most vulnerable members of the population as elements of an exit strategy from COVID-19 lockdown, 31 May 2020
  • 31 May 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Lancaster University: COVID-19 Bayesian Spatial Stochastic Model-based risk estimation, 3 August 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 51, 13 August 2020

• SAGE 51 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 13 August 2020
  • 25 September 2020
  • Transparency data
• PHE and EMG: Aerosol and droplet generation from singing, wind instruments and performance activities, 13 August 2020
  • 1 December 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 12 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term forecasts, 11 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• CMMID: Social contacts in the UK from the CoMix social contact survey
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: Comparing the respirable aerosol concentrations and particle size distributions generated by singing, speaking and breathing, 10 August 2020
  • 5 February 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Duke University: Low-cost measurement of face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech, 7 August 2020
  • 2 September 2020
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 52, 20 August 2020

• SAGE 52 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 20 August 2020
  • 29 April 2022
  • Transparency data
• SPI-B: Consensus statement on the reopening of large events and venues, 19 August 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O Consensus Statement on COVID-19, 19 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on events and gatherings, 19 August 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 53, 27 August 2020

• SAGE 53 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 27 August 2020
  • 18 September 2020
  • Transparency data
• TFMS: Consensus statement on mass testing, 27 August 2020
  • 26 October 2021
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Prospective active national surveillance of preschools and primary schools for SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission, 21 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 26 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: SARS-CoV2 susceptibility and transmission risk in children: an overview of current evidence from PHE surveillance work, 19 August 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 26 August 2020
  • 18 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B: Self-reported adherence to social distancing measures, 7 April 2020
  • 20 August 2021
  • Research and analysis

Published 14 August 2020
Last updated 8 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 April 2022

   Added 1 paper to SAGE 50.

2. 14 January 2022

   Added 1 paper to SAGE 50 and 2 papers to SAGE 51.

3. 27 August 2021

   Added 3 papers to SAGE meetings 50 and 51.

4. 20 August 2021

   2 reports added (SAGE meetings 50 and 53).

5. 5 February 2021

   Addition of 2 papers to SAGE meeting 50.

6. 16 October 2020

   SPI-M-O report on local interventions added (SAGE meeting 50).

7. 25 September 2020

   Minutes for SAGE meetings 50 and 51 published. Added report on protecting high risk individuals under SAGE meeting 50.

8. 18 September 2020

   Minutes for SAGE meetings 52 and 53 published. SPI-M-O consensus statement added under SAGE meeting 53.

9. 11 September 2020

   8 papers added, under SAGE meetings 50, 51, 52 and 53.

10. 4 September 2020

    2 reports added, under SAGE meetings 51 and 53.

11. 21 August 2020

    2 reports added under SAGE meeting 50.

12. 14 August 2020

    First published.