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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants: technical briefings

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

Applies to England

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Technical briefing 55: underlying data

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Technical briefing 54: underlying data

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Technical briefing 53: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 52

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Technical briefing 52: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 51

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Technical briefing 51: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 50

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Technical briefing 50: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 49

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Technical briefing 49: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 48

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Technical briefing 48: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 47

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Technical briefing 47: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 46

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Technical briefing 46: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 45

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Technical briefing 45: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 44

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Technical briefing 44: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 43

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Technical briefing 43: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 42

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Technical briefing 42: underlying data

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Technical briefing 41: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 41

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 40

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Technical briefing 40: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 39

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Technical briefing 39: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 38

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Technical briefing 38: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 37

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Technical briefing 37: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 36

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Technical briefing 36: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 35

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Technical briefing 35: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 34

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Technical briefing 34: underlying data

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Omicron VOC-21NOV-01 (B.1.1.529) technical briefing: hospitalisation and vaccine effectiveness

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Omicron VOC-21NOV-01 (B.1.1.529) technical briefing: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 33

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Technical briefing 33: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 32

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Technical briefing 32: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 31

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Technical briefing 31: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: Omicron VOC-21NOV-01 (B.1.1.529) update on cases, S gene target failure and risk assessment

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Variants of concern Omicron update: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 30

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Technical briefing 30: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 29

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Technical briefing 29: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 28

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Technical briefing 28: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 27

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Technical briefing 27: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 26

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Technical briefing 26: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 25

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Technical briefing 25: underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 24

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Technical briefing 24: underlying data

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

Previous versions were published by Public Health England.

See daily overview and summary of case data for Omicron.

Published 1 October 2021
Last updated 22 September 2023 + show all updates
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  13. Minor correction to table 1b in technical briefings 45 and 46.

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  30. Updated link in technical briefing 34 to Oxford University and ONS study.

  31. A correction has been made to the summary and symptom analysis text due to an earlier error. The analysis and findings are unchanged.

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  33. Corrected next publication date of Omicron risk assessment in latest technical briefing.

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  36. Updated information about the performance of diagnostic LFDs under 2.1 in Technical Briefing 32.

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