PHE: Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 1, 21 December 2020
Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE) on a variant of concern.
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Paper presented by PHE on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant. For the latest version see the Public Health England technical briefing documents on the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01.
This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 74 on 22 December 2020, but not considered or discussed in the meeting. The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.
See more information on the SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.