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NERVTAG: Update note on B.1.1.7 severity, 11 February 2021

Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) on SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7.

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NERVTAG: Update note on B.1.1.7 severity - 11 February 2021

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Paper prepared by NERVTAG on the recent SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. It was considered at SAGE 80 on 11 February 2021.

The following members of NERVTAG authored this paper: Peter Horby, Iain Bell, Judith Breuer, Muge Cevik, Rob Challen, Nicholas Davies, Gavin Dabrera, John Edmunds, Neil Ferguson, Sebastian Funk, Andrew Hayward, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Ben Humberstone, Catherine Huntley, Jim McMenamin, Paul McKeigue, Graham Medley, Calum Semple.

This is an update of an earlier NERVTAG paper on this variant.

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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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 12 February 2021
Last updated 26 October 2021 + show all updates
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