Research and analysis

UKHSA: Risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 variant: VUI-22JAN-01 (BA.2), 28 January 2022

Paper prepared by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 28 January 2022

Documents

UKHSA: Risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 variant: VUI-22JAN-01 (BA.2)

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-sars-cov-2-variants-of-concern-variant-risk-assessments

Details

Paper prepared by UKHSA on the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 104 on 28 January 2022, 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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 28 January 2022