Research and analysis

HAIRS: Cluster 5 mink-variant SARS-CoV-2 – interim risk assessment, 10 November 2020

Paper prepared by the Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance group (HAIRS).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 20 August 2021

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HAIRS: Cluster 5 mink-variant SARS-CoV-2 – interim risk assessment, 10 November 2020

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Supporting paper prepared by the HAIRS group within Public Health England (PHE). This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 67 on 12 November 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

This paper should be read alongside the paper HAIRS: SARS-CoV-2 in Mustelinae population – risk assessment, 10 November 2020, also available at SAGE 67.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 20 August 2021