Growth, reproduction numbers and factors affecting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 novel variants of concern in the UK from October 2020 to July 2021: a modelling analysis

Objectives Importations of novel variants of concern (VOC), particularly B.1.617.2, have become the impetus behind recent outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2. Concerns around the impact on vaccine effectiveness, transmissibility and severity are now driving the public health response to these variants. This pap...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Feng Xu, Ian Hall, Thomas Ward, Alex Glaser, Alexander Johnsen, Lorenzo Pellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-11-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/11/e056636.full