Open AccessEstablishing a COVID‐19 pandemic severity assessment surveillance system in Ireland
Author(s) -
Domegan Lisa,
Garvey Patricia,
McEnery Maeve,
Fiegenbaum Rachel,
Brabazon Elaine,
Quintyne Keith Ian,
O'Connor Lois,
Cuddihy John,
O'Donnell Joan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/irv.12890
Subject(s) - pandemic , preparedness , covid-19 , public health , warning system , early warning system , medicine , transmissibility (structural dynamics) , environmental health , medical emergency , h1n1 pandemic , disease , virology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , computer science , telecommunications , physics , pathology , vibration isolation , quantum mechanics , law , vibration , nursing
We developed a COVID‐19 pandemic severity assessment (PSA) monitoring system in Ireland, in order to inform and improve public health preparedness, response and recovery. The system based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Influenza Severity Assessment (PISA) project included a panel of surveillance parameters for the following indicators: transmissibility, impact and disease severity. Age‐specific thresholds were established for each parameter and data visualised using heat maps. The findings from the first pandemic wave in Ireland have shown that the WHO PISA system can be adapted for COVID‐19, providing a standardised tool for early warning and monitoring pandemic severity.