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PHE: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 - technical briefing 3, 6 January 2021

Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and Public Health England
• Published: 22 January 2021

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PHE: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 - technical briefing 3, 6 January 2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-novel-sars-cov-2-variant-variant-of-concern-20201201

Details

Paper presented by PHE on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant. It was considered at SAGE 75 on 7 January 2021.

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 is a technical briefing which details how the S-gene is relevant to detection of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant. See more information on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 22 January 2021