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PHE: Analysis of transmissibility based on genomics, 15 December 2020

Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE), Imperial College London and University of Edinburgh.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 22 January 2021

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Analysis of transmissibility based on genomics - 15 December 2020

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Paper on the relationship between COVID-19 transmissibility and genomics. It was considered at SAGE 74 on 22 December 2020.

These are an assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly. An updated document with the final version of this modelling is available from Imperial College London MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis:

• Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 in England: insights from linking epidemiological and genetic data

This paper discusses the S-gene, which is relevant in helping detect cases of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant. See more information on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant.

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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 22 January 2021