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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: technical briefings

Technical briefing documents on novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Public Health England
Published
21 December 2020
Last updated
17 September 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Latest technical briefings published by UKHSA

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-of-sars-cov-2-variants-technical-briefings

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 23

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9722 PDF, 5.21MB, 61 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 23 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9722 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 746KB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 22

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9572 PDF, 2.52MB, 32 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 22 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 21

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9374 PDF, 2.24MB, 36 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 21 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9374 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 456KB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 20

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-9220 PDF, 2.5MB, 44 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 20 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-9220 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 337KB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 19

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9044 PDF, 3.37MB, 55 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 19 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-9044 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 287KB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 18

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 18 – underlying data

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 316KB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 17

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8715 PDF, 5.11MB, 69 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 17 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8715 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 18.3MB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 16

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8641 PDF, 3.52MB, 71 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 16 – underlying data

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8641 MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.53MB

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 15

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: GOV-8576 PDF, 5.26MB, 77 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 15 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 14

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8530 PDF, 6.09MB, 66 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 14 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 13

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8511 PDF, 4.92MB, 68 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 13 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 12

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8373 PDF, 4.14MB, 54 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 12 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 11

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GOV-8307 PDF, 4.42MB, 39 pages

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 11 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 10

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 10 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 9

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 9 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 8

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 8 – underlying data

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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England: technical briefing 7

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 7 – underlying data

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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in England: technical briefing 6

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Variants of concern: technical briefing 6 – data England

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 5

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 5 data

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 4

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 4 data

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 3

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 3 data

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 2

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Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant 202012/01: technical briefing 1

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Technical briefing documents are now published by UK Health Security Agency

Technical briefing documents and underlying data on novel SARS-CoV-2 variants.

See accessible versions of the supporting figures graphics.

Published 21 December 2020
Last updated 17 September 2021

  1. Added technical briefing 23 and underlying data.

  2. Added Technical Briefing 22 and accompanying data.

  3. Added technical briefing 21 and underlying data.

  4. Added technical briefing 20 and accompanying data.

  5. Added technical briefing 19 and accompanying data.

  6. Added latest technical briefing and underlying data.

  7. Added technical briefing 17 and accompanying data.

  8. Added technical briefing 16 and accompanying data.

  9. Added technical briefing 15 and accompanying data.

  10. Added Variant Technical Briefing 14 and accompanying data.

  11. Added Technical Briefing 13 and accompanying data.

  12. Added technical briefing 12 and underlying data.

  13. Added updated technical briefing and accompanying data.

  14. Added technical briefing 10 and accompanying data.

  15. Added technical briefing 9 and underlying data.

  16. Added technical briefing 8 and accompanying data.

  17. Updated SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and underlying data documents.

  18. Added Technical Briefing 6.

  19. Added technical briefing 5 and accompanying data.

  20. Updated spreadsheet.

  21. Added technical briefing 4 and accompanying data.

  22. Added technical briefing version 3.

  23. Added technical briefing 2.

  24. First published.

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