High COVID-19 transmission potential associated with re-opening universities can be mitigated with layered interventions

oleh: Ellen Brooks-Pollock, Hannah Christensen, Adam Trickey, Gibran Hemani, Emily Nixon, Amy C. Thomas, Katy Turner, Adam Finn, Matt Hickman, Caroline Relton, Leon Danon

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01

Deskripsi

Reopening of universities to students following COVID-19 restrictions risks increased transmission due to high numbers of social contacts and the potential for asymptomatic transmission. Here, the authors use a mathematical model with social contact data to estimate the impacts of reopening a typical non-campus based university in the UK.