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What the latest research on COVID-19 immunology can tell us about responding to the epidemic: expert summary, 16 April 2020

Paper prepared by the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) and the British Society for Immunology (BSI).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 19 June 2020

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Expert summary - What the latest research on COVID-19 immunology can tell us about responding to the epidemic - 16 April 2020

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Paper by AMS/ BSI on what the latest research on COVID-19 immunology can tell us about responding to the epidemic. It was considered at SAGE 27 on 21 April 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

An updated version of this paper is also available on the British Society for Immunology website (PDF, 5MB, 23 pages).

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 19 June 2020