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SAGE meetings, December 2020

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

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 18 December 2020
• Last updated: 8 April 2022 — See all updates

Meeting 71, 3 December 2020

• SAGE 71 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 3 December 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Transparency data
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 2 December 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• TWEG: Environmental monitoring of viral presence, infectivity and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, 3 December 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (recent cases), 30 November 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (all cases), 30 November 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• LSHTM and the University of Manchester/the Alan Turing Institute: Comparison of quarantine and testing strategies to prevent onwards infection from infected travelers returning to the UK from abroad, 1 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Medium-term projections, 2 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B: How important is symptom recognition in leading people to seek a test for COVID-19, 30 November 2020
  • 21 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Investigation of high risk exposure settings for COVID-19 in England, 2 December 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• LSHTM: Estimating detection of infection among household gathering attendees based on one-off pre-gathering lateral flow tests, 2 December 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 72, 10 December 2020

• SAGE 72 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 10 December 2020
  • 5 July 2021
  • Transparency data
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (all cases), 10 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (recent cases), 10 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Liverpool Covid-SMART Pilot: evaluation, 10 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in the University of Cambridge identifies dynamics of transmission: an interim report, 10 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 9 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Medium-term projections, 9 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Insights from early vaccination modelling, 9 December 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG: Immunity certification, 9 December 2020
  • 5 July 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B: Health status certification in relation to COVID-19, behavioural and social considerations, 9 December 2020
  • 5 July 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: Ethics of certification – briefing paper, 9 December 2020
  • 5 July 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B Policing and Security Subgroup: Health status certification in relation to COVID-19 legitimacy and enforcement considerations, 9 December 2020
  • 4 March 2022
  • Research and analysis
• CMMID: Social contacts in the UK from the CoMix social contact survey
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 73, 17 December 2020

• SAGE 73 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Transparency data
• SPI-B: Possible impact of the COVID-19 vaccination programme on adherence to rules and guidance about personal protective behaviours aimed at preventing spread of the virus, 17 December 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• CO-CIN: In-hospital mortality by date in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19, 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among minority ethnic groups, 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (recent cases), 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG (all cases), 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• DfE: Impact of secondary schools on the second wave, 17 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Description of cycle threshold (CT) count analysis, 16 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 16 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Medium-term projections, 16 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• DHSC/ONS/GAD/HO: Direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on excess deaths and morbidity - December 2020 update, 17 December 2020
  • 29 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: COVID-19 health data research – weekly update, 15 December 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Welsh Government TAG Policy Modelling: December 2020 and January 2021, 17 December 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 74, 22 December 2020

• SAGE 74 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 22 December 2020
  • 31 December 2020
  • Transparency data
• EMG/SPI-B/TWEG: Mitigations to reduce transmission of the new variant SARS-CoV-2 virus, 22 December 2020
  • 26 October 2021
  • Research and analysis
• TFC: Children and transmission - update paper, 17 December 2020
  • 31 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 22 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG/SPI-M: Extraordinary meeting on SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (variant B.1.1.7), 21 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Transparency data
• An estimate of the transmissibility and severity of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7-N501Y in South East England, 22 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Analysis of transmissibility based on genomics, 15 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Juniper consortium: Notes on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, 22 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Comparison of mean contacts for Tier 4 and non-Tier 4 areas in England from CoMix social contact survey: report for survey week 38, 15 December 2020
  • 22 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• COG-UK: Preliminary genomic characterisation of an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage in the UK defined by a novel set of spike mutations, 18 December 2020
  • 18 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG: Meeting on SARS-CoV-2 variant under investigation VUI-202012/01, 18 December 2020
  • 22 December 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: Early analysis of a potential link between viral load and the N501Y mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, 22 December 2020
  • 15 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 1, 21 December 2020
  • 21 December 2020
  • Research and analysis

Published 18 December 2020
Last updated 8 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 April 2022

   Added 2 papers to SAGE 71.

2. 21 January 2022

   Added 1 paper to SAGE 71 and 1 paper to SAGE 74.

3. 14 January 2022

   Added 1 paper to SAGE 73 and 3 papers to SAGE 74.

4. 27 August 2021

   Added 2 papers to SAGE meetings 72 and 73.

5. 5 July 2021

   Addition of 5 papers to SAGE 72.

6. 29 January 2021

   Added a paper to SAGE meeting 73.

7. 22 January 2021

   Added 1 new paper under SAGE meeting 72 and 6 new papers under SAGE meeting 74.

8. 15 January 2021

   Minutes for SAGE 73 published. Added 11 new papers under SAGE meetings 71, 72 and 73.

9. 8 January 2021

   Added 6 new papers under SAGE meetings 71, 72 and 73.

10. 31 December 2020

    Minutes for SAGE meeting 74 published. Added 2 new papers under SAGE 74.

11. 18 December 2020

    First published.