Controlling the pandemic during the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rollout.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 3674, 2021 06 16.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34135335
ABSTRACT
There is a consensus that mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 will ultimately end the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is not clear when and which control measures can be relaxed during the rollout of vaccination programmes. We investigate relaxation scenarios using an age-structured transmission model that has been fitted to age-specific seroprevalence data, hospital admissions, and projected vaccination coverage for Portugal. Our analyses suggest that the pressing need to restart socioeconomic activities could lead to new pandemic waves, and that substantial control efforts prove necessary throughout 2021. Using knowledge on control measures introduced in 2020, we anticipate that relaxing measures completely or to the extent as in autumn 2020 could launch a wave starting in April 2021. Additional waves could be prevented altogether if measures are relaxed as in summer 2020 or in a step-wise manner throughout 2021. We discuss at which point the control of COVID-19 would be achieved for each scenario.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Vacunación Masiva
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Vacunas contra la COVID-19
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Commun
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos