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Social Distancing against COVID-19: Implication for the Control of Influenza.
Noh, Ji Yun; Seong, Hye; Yoon, Jin Gu; Song, Joon Young; Cheong, Hee Jin; Kim, Woo Joo.
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  • Noh JY; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Seong H; Asia Pacific Influenza Institute, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Yoon JG; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Song JY; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Cheong HJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kim WJ; Asia Pacific Influenza Institute, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci ; 35(19): e182, 2020 May 18.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32419400
Social distancing has been adopted as one of basic protective measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During 2019-2020 season, influenza epidemic period was exceptionally short and epidemic peak was low in comparison with previous seasons in Korea. Influenza epidemic pattern was bimodal in 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 seasons, however, influenza viruses have rarely been circulating in spring, 2020 in Korea. Although multiple factors could affect the size of influenza epidemic, extensive application of nonpharmaceutical interventions including mask wearing and social distancing in response to COVID-19 seems to be a major factor of reduced influenza epidemic. Social distancing measures with high feasibility and high acceptability should be implemented even if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines are developed in the future. Establishment of guideline for workplace social distancing is needed and it would contribute to reduce disease burden of influenza, especially in vaccine mismatch year.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pneumonia Viral / Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis / Infecções por Coronavirus / Influenza Humana Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Korean Med Sci Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pneumonia Viral / Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis / Infecções por Coronavirus / Influenza Humana Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Korean Med Sci Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article