SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 15 December 2021
Consensus statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
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Consensus statement from SPI-M-O on COVID-19, dated 15 December 2021. It was considered at SAGE 99 on 16 December 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 should be read alongside the accompanying modelling papers from SAGE 99:
- LSHTM: Modelling the potential consequences of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in England, 11 December 2021
- University of Warwick: Early Omicron results, 13 December 2021
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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.
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