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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
Paper prepared by the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium.
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Paper prepared by the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium on an emergent SARS-CoV-2 lineage. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 74 on 22 December 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
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