Estimated transmissibility and severity of novel SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 in England

NG Davies, S Abbott, RC Barnard, CI Jarvis… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
A novel SARS-CoV-2 variant, VOC 202012/01, emerged in southeast England in November
2020 and is rapidly spreading towards fixation. Using a variety of statistical and dynamic …

Progressive increase in virulence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in Ontario, Canada

DN Fisman, AR Tuite - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Abstract Background The period from February to June 2021 was one during which initial
wild-type SARS-CoV-2 strains were supplanted in Ontario, Canada, first by variants of …

Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 in England

NG Davies, S Abbott, RC Barnard, CI Jarvis… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Several novel variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged in late 2020. One of these, Variant …

Increased infections, but not viral burden, with a new SARS-CoV-2 variant

AS Walker, KD Vihta, O Gethings, E Pritchard, J Jones… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B. 1.1. 7/VOC202012/01, was identified in the
UK in December-2020. Direct estimates of its potential to enhance transmission are limited …

Evaluation of the relative virulence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants: a retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

DN Fisman, AR Tuite - Cmaj, 2021 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Between February and June 2021, the initial wild-type strains of SARS-CoV-2
were supplanted in Ontario, Canada, by new variants of concern (VOCs), first those with the …

Model-based estimation of transmissibility and reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 P. 1 variant

RM Coutinho, FMD Marquitti, LS Ferreira… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) P. 1 (Gamma variant)
emerged in the Amazonas State, Brazil, in November 2020. The epidemiological …

Increased hazard of death in community-tested cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01.

NG Davies, CI Jarvis, WJ Edmunds, NP Jewell… - …, 2021 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
VOC 202012/01, a SARS-CoV-2 variant first detected in the United Kingdom in September
2020, has spread to multiple countries worldwide. Several studies have established that this …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 pandemic dynamics in South Africa and epidemiological characteristics of three variants of concern (Beta, Delta, and Omicron)

W Yang, JL Shaman - Elife, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs)
have been key drivers of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic waves. To …

Estimates of severity and transmissibility of novel South Africa SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y. V2

CAB Pearson, TW Russell, NG Davies, AJ Kucharski… - Preprint, 2021 - marcherin.be
On 18 December 2020, researchers reported emergence of a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant,
501Y. V2, in South Africa. This coincided with an accelerating incidence of COVID-19 cases …

Non-pharmaceutical interventions, vaccination, and the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant in England: a mathematical modelling study

R Sonabend, LK Whittles, N Imai, PN Perez-Guzman… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background England's COVID-19 roadmap out of lockdown policy set out the timeline and
conditions for the stepwise lifting of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) as vaccination …