Implications of the school-household network structure on SARS-CoV-2 transmission under school reopening strategies in England.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 1942, 2021 03 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1157906
ABSTRACT
In early 2020 many countries closed schools to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Since then, governments have sought to relax the closures, engendering a need to understand associated risks. Using address records, we construct a network of schools in England connected through pupils who share households. We evaluate the risk of transmission between schools under different reopening scenarios. We show that whilst reopening select year-groups causes low risk of large-scale transmission, reopening secondary schools could result in outbreaks affecting up to 2.5 million households if unmitigated, highlighting the importance of careful monitoring and within-school infection control to avoid further school closures or other restrictions.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schools
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Family Characteristics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
Biology
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Science
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41467-021-22213-0
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