PHE: Analysis of transmissibility based on genomics, 15 December 2020
Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE), Imperial College London and University of Edinburgh.
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Paper on the relationship between COVID-19 transmissibility and genomics. It was considered at SAGE 74 on 22 December 2020.
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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.
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