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EMRG: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 6 October 2021

Consensus statements from the UK Health Security Agency's Epidemiology Modelling Review Group (EMRG).

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EMRG: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 6 October 2021

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Consensus statement from EMRG at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on COVID-19. It was available for participants to read at SAGE 96, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE and the UKHSA update their advice accordingly.

These consensus statements on coronavirus (COVID-19) are shared with acknowledgement to SPI-M-O, who have developed and shared modelling methodologies and contribute model outputs to these combined estimates.

These papers contain estimates of the reproduction number (R) and growth rate. See the latest R value and growth rates, and background information. The devolved administrations publish estimates for their own nations.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 6 October 2021
Last updated 22 October 2021 + show all updates
  1. This paper was released as part of a batch of SAGE documents on 22 October 2021.

  2. First published.