Effectiveness assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as school closures and stay-
at-home orders, during the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in many studies. Such …
at-home orders, during the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in many studies. Such …
Effectiveness of communications in enhancing adherence to public health behavioural interventions: a COVID-19 evidence review
SN Williams, K Dienes, J Jaheed… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Health communication has relevance for virtually every aspect of health and well-being,
including disease prevention. This review explored the effectiveness of communications in …
including disease prevention. This review explored the effectiveness of communications in …
Generalized contact matrices allow integrating socioeconomic variables into epidemic models
Variables related to socioeconomic status (SES), including income, ethnicity, and education,
shape contact structures and affect the spread of infectious diseases. However, these factors …
shape contact structures and affect the spread of infectious diseases. However, these factors …
Impacts of human mobility on the citywide transmission dynamics of 18 respiratory viruses in pre-and post-COVID-19 pandemic years
AC Perofsky, CL Hansen, R Burstein, S Boyle… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Many studies have used mobile device location data to model SARS-CoV-2 dynamics, yet
relationships between mobility behavior and endemic respiratory pathogens are less …
relationships between mobility behavior and endemic respiratory pathogens are less …
[HTML][HTML] An age-cohort simulation model for generating COVID-19 scenarios: A study from Ireland's pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an immediate need for the Irish Government to
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
Social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic in 21 European countries–evidence from a two-year study
Background Most countries have enacted some restrictions to reduce social contacts to slow
down disease transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly two years …
down disease transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. For nearly two years …
Dynamics of non-household contacts during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 in the Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic was in 2020 and 2021 for a large part mitigated by reducing
contacts in the general population. To monitor how these contacts changed over the course …
contacts in the general population. To monitor how these contacts changed over the course …
The influence of COVID-19 risk perception and vaccination status on the number of social contacts across Europe: insights from the CoMix study
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics have been greatly
modulated by human contact behaviour. To curb the spread of the virus, global efforts …
modulated by human contact behaviour. To curb the spread of the virus, global efforts …
The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on routine activities and online crime
SD Johnson, M Nikolovska - Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2024 - Springer
Objectives Routine activity theory suggests that levels of crime are affected by peoples'
activity patterns. Here, we examine if, through their impact on people's on-and off-line …
activity patterns. Here, we examine if, through their impact on people's on-and off-line …
[HTML][HTML] Inference of epidemic dynamics in the COVID-19 era and beyond
A Cori, A Kucharski - Epidemics, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the key role that epidemiology and modelling play
in analysing infectious threats and supporting decision making in real-time. Motivated by the …
in analysing infectious threats and supporting decision making in real-time. Motivated by the …