Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies: Coronavirus

(asked on 15th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date SAGE first discussed covid variant B117; and what the outcome was of those discussions.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th January 2021

COVID-19 variant B117 was first mentioned at SAGE 74 on 22 December 2020. Public Health England was asked to share the information on the new variant B117 and South Africa variant with Ministers.

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