The Impact of Public Health and Social Measures (PHSMs) on SARS‐CoV‐2 Transmission in the WHO European Region (2020–2022)
Yang Liu, Charlie Diamond, Sam Abbott, Kerry Wong, Tanja Schmidt, W John Edmunds, Richard Pebody, Mark Jit · 2024
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Yang Liu and co-authors assessed in 2024 how public health and social measures affected Covid-19 spread in Europe from 2020 to 2022. Countries used many different measures, and their impact shifted as new variants arose and vaccines rolled out. The team used data on spread, measures, contacts, and health outcomes across the region.
They split the period into four phases by the dominant variant. School closures, stay-at-home rules, and testing policy were linked to lower spread in all phases. The effect of most other measures varied by phase, with no clear trend over time. Some measures linked to lower spread were not linked to fewer contacts, which raises questions about how they worked.
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| CREATOR | Yang Liu, Charlie Diamond, Sam Abbott, Kerry Wong, Tanja Schmidt, W John Edmunds, Richard Pebody, Mark Jit |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |