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UKHSA: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (England) – Technical briefing 25, 15 October 2021

Paper prepared by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 15 October 2021
• Last updated: 22 October 2021 — See all updates

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UKHSA: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (England) – Technical briefing 25, 15 October 2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-sars-cov-2-variants-technical-briefings

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Paper by UKHSA on new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. This consists of the regular techncial briefing and the underlying data. These papers were available for participants to read at SAGE 96, 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.

See more information on recent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 15 October 2021
Last updated 22 October 2021 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2021

   This paper was released as part of a batch of SAGE documents on 22 October August 2021.

2. 15 October 2021

   First published.