Research and analysis

Imperial College London: How do contact patterns affect variant of concern transmission advantage?, 14 January 2021

Paper prepared by Imperial College London.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 8 April 2022

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Imperial College London: How do contact patterns affect VOC transmission advantage?, 14 January 2021

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Paper by Imperial College London on the impact of contact patterns on the observed transmission advantage of novel variants, and implications for the Alpha variant. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 76 on 14 January 2021, 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.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 8 April 2022