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EMG and SPI-B: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in the context of Omicron, 15 December 2021

Paper prepared by the Environmental Modelling Group (EMG) and Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) on the Omicron variant.

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EMG and SPI-B: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in the context of Omicron, 15 December 2021

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Paper from the EMG and SPI-B. This paper explores non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in the context of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern. 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.

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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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 18 December 2021