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NERVTAG: Update note on variants of concern, 21 January 2021

Paper prepared by the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) on new variants of concern.

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NERVTAG: Update note on variants of concern - 21 January 2021

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Paper by NERVTAG on recent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. It was considered at SAGE 77 on 21 January 2021.

The following members of NERVTAG authored this paper:

  • Peter Horby
  • Catherine Huntley
  • Wendy Barclay

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Published 12 February 2021