Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Using high-resolution contact networks to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 transmission and control in large-scale multi-day events

  • Rachael Pung,
  • Josh A. Firth,
  • Lewis G. Spurgin,
  • Singapore CruiseSafe working group,
  • CMMID COVID-19 working group,
  • Vernon J. Lee,
  • Adam J. Kucharski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29522-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Here, the authors simulate COVID-19 outbreaks on an empirical contact network derived from digital contact data collected on cruise ships. They model impacts of different control measures and find that combinations of measures, particularly vaccination and rapid antigen testing, are important for mitigating outbreaks.