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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: technical briefings

Technical briefing documents on novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 21 December 2020
• Last updated: 17 September 2021
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  1. 17 September 2021

     Added technical briefing 23 and underlying data.

  2. 3 September 2021

     Added Technical Briefing 22 and accompanying data.

  3. 20 August 2021

     Added technical briefing 21 and underlying data.

  4. 6 August 2021

     Added technical briefing 20 and accompanying data.

  5. 23 July 2021

     Added technical briefing 19 and accompanying data.

  6. 9 July 2021

     Added latest technical briefing and underlying data.

  7. 25 June 2021

     Added technical briefing 17 and accompanying data.

  8. 18 June 2021

     Added technical briefing 16 and accompanying data.

  9. 11 June 2021

     Added technical briefing 15 and accompanying data.

  10. 3 June 2021

      Added Variant Technical Briefing 14 and accompanying data.

  11. 27 May 2021

      Added Technical Briefing 13 and accompanying data.

  12. 22 May 2021

      Added technical briefing 12 and underlying data.

  13. 13 May 2021

      Added updated technical briefing and accompanying data.

  14. 7 May 2021

      Added technical briefing 10 and accompanying data.

  15. 22 April 2021

      Added technical briefing 9 and underlying data.

  16. 1 April 2021

      Added technical briefing 8 and accompanying data.

  17. 11 March 2021

      Updated SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and underlying data documents.

  18. 13 February 2021

      Added Technical Briefing 6.

  19. 1 February 2021

      Added technical briefing 5 and accompanying data.

  20. 15 January 2021

      Updated spreadsheet.

  21. 14 January 2021

      Added technical briefing 4 and accompanying data.

  22. 8 January 2021

      Added technical briefing version 3.

  23. 28 December 2020

      Added technical briefing 2.

  24. 21 December 2020

      First published.

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Latest technical briefings published by UKHSA

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

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 23

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9722

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 23 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9722

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 22

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9572

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 22 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9572

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 21

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9374

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 21 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9374

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 20

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-9220

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 20 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-9220

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 19

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9044

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 19 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9044

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 18

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 18 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 17

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8715

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 17 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8715

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 16

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8641

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 16 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8641

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 15

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8576

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 15 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 14

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8530

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 14 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 13

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8511

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 13 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8437

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 12

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8373

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 12 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 11

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8307

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 11 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 10

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8226

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 10 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8383

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 9

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8080

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 9 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 8

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 8 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 7

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1991

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 7 – underlying data

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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in England: technical briefing 6

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GW-1934

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 6 – data England

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 5

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 5 data

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 4

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 4 data

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 3

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 2

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 1

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Technical briefing documents are now published by UK Health Security Agency

Technical briefing documents and underlying data on novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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