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NERVTAG: Brief note of the extraordinary meeting of NERVTAG subgroup on SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, 25 November 2021

Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG).

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Paper by NERVTAG on the Omicron variant of concern B.1.1.529. It was considered at SAGE 97 on 29 November 2021. 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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 29 November 2021