Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Remain Essential to Reducing Coronavirus Disease 2019 Burden Even in a Well-Vaccinated Society: A Modeling Study
Author(s) -
Tomás M. León,
Jason Vargo,
Erica Pan,
Seema Jain,
Priya B. Shete
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab415
Subject(s) - medicine , herd immunity , pandemic , vaccination , psychological intervention , transmission (telecommunications) , covid-19 , disease , disease burden , intensive care medicine , environmental health , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , electrical engineering , engineering
Vaccination and nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) reduce transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, but their effectiveness depends on coverage and adherence levels. We used scenario modeling to evaluate their effects on cases and deaths averted and herd immunity. NPIs and vaccines worked synergistically in different parts of the pandemic to reduce disease burden.
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