Effects of School-Based Preventive Measures on COVID-19 Incidence, Hong Kong, 2022

We show that school closures reduced COVID-19 incidence rates in children by 31%-46% in Hong Kong in 2022. After school reopening accompanied by mask mandates, daily rapid testing, and vaccination requirements, school-reported cases correlated with community incidence rates. Safe school reopening is possible when appropriate preventive measures are used.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 29(2023), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1850-1854

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tsang, Tim K [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xiaotong [VerfasserIn]
Fong, Min Whui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Can [VerfasserIn]
Lau, Eric H Y [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Cowling, Benjamin J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Hong Kong
Journal Article
Public health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
School closures
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.08.2023

Date Revised 02.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2909.221897

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359910955