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PHE: Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern – variant risk assessments for SARS-CoV-2 variant, Delta, 3 June 2021

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PHE: Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: variant risk assessments for SARS-CoV-2 variant: Delta, 3 June 2021

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Paper presented by PHE on the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern. This paper was available for participants to read at SAGE 91 on 3 June 2021, 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.

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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 These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.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 3 June 2021
Last updated 16 July 2021 + show all updates
  1. This paper was released as part of a batch of SAGE documents on 16 July 2021.

  2. First published.