Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Switzerland

Background: In December 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) reported a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern (VoC) which is now named B.1.1.7. Based on initial data from the UK and later data from other countries, this variant was estimated to have a transmission fitness advantage of around 40–80 % (Volz et al.,...

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Published in:	Epidemics
Main Authors:	Chaoran Chen, Sarah Ann Nadeau, Ivan Topolsky, Marc Manceau, Jana S. Huisman, Kim Philipp Jablonski, Lara Fuhrmann, David Dreifuss, Katharina Jahn, Christiane Beckmann, Maurice Redondo, Christoph Noppen, Lorenz Risch, Martin Risch, Nadia Wohlwend, Sinem Kas, Thomas Bodmer, Tim Roloff, Madlen Stange, Adrian Egli, Isabella Eckerle, Laurent Kaiser, Rebecca Denes, Mirjam Feldkamp, Ina Nissen, Natascha Santacroce, Elodie Burcklen, Catharine Aquino, Andreia Cabral de Gouvea, Maria Domenica Moccia, Simon Grüter, Timothy Sykes, Lennart Opitz, Griffin White, Laura Neff, Doris Popovic, Andrea Patrignani, Jay Tracy, Ralph Schlapbach, Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis, Keith Harshman, Ioannis Xenarios, Henri Pegeot, Lorenzo Cerutti, Deborah Penet, Anthony Blin, Melyssa Elies, Christian L. Althaus, Christian Beisel, Niko Beerenwinkel, Martin Ackermann, Tanja Stadler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-12-01
Subjects:	Pandemic SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 B.1.1.7 Transmission advantage
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436521000335