Implications of the school-household network structure on SARS-CoV-2 transmission under school reopening strategies in England.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 1942, 2021 03 29.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33782396
ABSTRACT
In early 2020 many countries closed schools to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Since then, governments have sought to relax the closures, engendering a need to understand associated risks. Using address records, we construct a network of schools in England connected through pupils who share households. We evaluate the risk of transmission between schools under different reopening scenarios. We show that whilst reopening select year-groups causes low risk of large-scale transmission, reopening secondary schools could result in outbreaks affecting up to 2.5 million households if unmitigated, highlighting the importance of careful monitoring and within-school infection control to avoid further school closures or other restrictions.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Características da Família
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Commun
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido