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Summary of the effectiveness and harms of different non-pharmaceutical interventions, 21 September 2020

A paper summarising the effectiveness and harms of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 12 October 2020

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Summary of effectiveness and harms of NPIs

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Paper on the effectiveness and harms of non-pharmaceutical interventions for SAGE. It was considered at SAGE 58 on 21 September 2020.

This should be read alongside:

• Fifty-eighth SAGE meeting on COVID-19
• the paper ‘NPIs table’, tabled at SAGE 58

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Redactions in this document have been made to remove any security markings.

Published 12 October 2020