Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Modeling serological testing to inform relaxation of social distancing for COVID-19 control

  • Alicia N. M. Kraay,
  • Kristin N. Nelson,
  • Conan Y. Zhao,
  • David Demory,
  • Joshua S. Weitz,
  • Benjamin A. Lopman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26774-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Serological testing remains a passive component of the current public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a mathematical model, the authors examine how testing for antibodies could have enabled policies in which seropositive individuals increased their relative levels of social interaction while offsetting transmission risks