Reference : The benefits, costs and feasibility of a low incidence COVID-19 strategy
Scientific journals : Article
Life sciences : Multidisciplinary, general & others
Human health sciences : Immunology & infectious disease
Systems Biomedicine
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/50436
The benefits, costs and feasibility of a low incidence COVID-19 strategy
English
Czypionka, T. [> >]
Iftekhar, E. [> >]
Prainsack, B. [> >]
Priesemann, V. [> >]
Bauer, S. []
Valdez, A. C. [> >]
Cuschieri, S. [> >]
Glaab, Enrico mailto [University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Biomedical Data Science]
Grill, E. [> >]
Krutzinna, J. [> >]
Lionis, C. [> >]
Machado, H. [> >]
Martins, C. [> >]
Pavlakis, G. [> >]
Perc, M. [> >]
Petelos, E. [> >]
Pickersgill, M. [> >]
Skupin, Alexander mailto [University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Integrative Cell Signalling]
Schernhammer, E. [> >]
Szczurek, E. [> >]
Tsiodras, S. [> >]
Willeit, P. [> >]
Wilmes, Paul mailto [University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) > Systems Ecology]
2021
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
12
100193
Yes
[en] COVID-19 ; SARS-CoV-2 ; pandemic ; Public health strategies ; non-pharmaceutical interventions ; containment
[en] In the summer of 2021, European governments removed most NPIs after experiencing prolonged second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most countries failed to achieve immunization rates high enough to avoid resurgence of the virus. Public health strategies for autumn and winter 2021 have ranged from countries aiming at low incidence by re-introducing NPIs to accepting high incidence levels. However, such high incidence strategies almost certainly lead to the very consequences that they seek to avoid: restrictions that harm people and economies. At high incidence, the important pandemic containment measure ‘test-trace-isolate-support’ becomes inefficient. At that point, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and its numerous harmful consequences can likely only be controlled through restrictions. We argue that all European countries need to pursue a low incidence strategy in a coordinated manner. Such an endeavour can only be successful if it is built on open communication and trust.
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)
European Commission - EC ; Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
PERISCOPE
Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/50436
10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100294
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100294
The original publication is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100294
H2020 ; 115910 - PERISCOPE - PERtussIS COrrelates of Protection Europe - Sofia ref.: 115910
FnR ; FNR14715687 > Enrico Glaab > CovScreen > Combined In Silico Molecular Docking And In Vitro Experimental Assessment Of Drug Repurposing Candidates For Covid-19 > 01/06/2020 > 30/11/2020 > 2020

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