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A comprehensive evaluation of COVID-19 policies and outcomes in 50 countries and territories.
Tsou, Hsiao-Hui; Kuo, Shu-Chen; Lin, Yu-Hsuan; Hsiung, Chao A; Chiou, Hung-Yi; Chen, Wei J; Wu, Shiow-Ing; Sytwu, Huey-Kang; Chen, Pau-Chung; Wu, Meng-Hsuan; Hsu, Ya-Ting; Wu, Hsiao-Yu; Lee, Fang-Jing; Shih, Shu-Man; Liu, Ding-Ping; Chang, Shan-Chwen.
  • Tsou HH; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 350, Taiwan. tsouhh@nhri.org.tw.
  • Kuo SC; Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. tsouhh@nhri.org.tw.
  • Lin YH; National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
  • Hsiung CA; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 350, Taiwan.
  • Chiou HY; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chen WJ; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wu SI; Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Sytwu HK; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 350, Taiwan.
  • Chen PC; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 350, Taiwan.
  • Wu MH; School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Hsu YT; Master's Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wu HY; Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
  • Lee FJ; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Shih SM; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan, Miaoli County, 350, Taiwan.
  • Liu DP; National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
  • Chang SC; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 8802, 2022 05 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1864768
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic struck the world unguarded, some places outperformed others in COVID-19 containment. This longitudinal study considered a comparative evaluation of COVID-19 containment across 50 distinctly governed regions between March 2020 and November 2021. Our analysis distinguishes between a pre-vaccine phase (March-November 2020) and a vaccinating phase (December 2020-November 2021). In the first phase, we develop an indicator, termed lockdown efficiency (LE), to estimate the efficacy of measures against monthly case numbers. Nine other indicators were considered, including vaccine-related indicators in the second phase. Linear mixed models are used to explore the relationship between each government policy & hygiene education (GP&HE) indicator and each vital health & socioeconomic (VH&SE) measure. Our ranking shows that surveyed countries in Oceania and Asian outperformed countries in other regions for pandemic containment prior to vaccine development. Their success appears to be associated with non-pharmaceutical interventions, acting early, and adjusting policies as needed. After vaccines have been distributed, maintaining non-pharmacological intervention is the best way to achieve protection from variant viral strains, breakthrough infections, waning vaccine efficacy, and vaccine hesitancy limiting of herd immunity. The findings of the study provide insights into the effectiveness of emerging infectious disease containment policies worldwide.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-12853-7

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vaccines / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines / Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-12853-7