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NERVTAG: note on growth rate of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, 22 April 2021

Paper from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) on the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 30 April 2021

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NERVTAG: note on growth rate of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7, 22 April 2021

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Paper prepared by NERVTAG on the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. It was considered at SAGE 87 on 22 April 2021.

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The following members of NERVTAG authored this paper: Peter Horby, Cariad Evans, Catherine Huntley, Muge Cevik, Wendy Barclay, Julian Hiscox, John Edmunds, Neil Ferguson, Andrew Hayward and Maria Zambon.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 30 April 2021