NERVTAG: Is there evidence for genetic change in SARS-CoV-2 and if so, do mutations affect virus phenotype? - 30 September 2020
Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG).
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Paper by NERVTAG on genetic change in SARS-CoV-2. It was considered at SAGE 60 on 1 October 2020.
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