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Project #81:
Analysis of the relative severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant compared to the Alpha variant

The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant first emerged in India in late 2020. The Delta variant became the dominant circulating form of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK by summer 2021.

This study considered the feasibility of an analysis to estimate the relative severity of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant compared to the previously circulating forms of the virus.


  • Study leads: daniel.grintroz.eggo
  • Organisation: University of Oxford and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Project type: Research
  • Topic area: COVID transmission/prevalence/non-pharmaceutical prevention