Effectiveness assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

A Lison, N Banholzer, M Sharma… - The Lancet Public …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as school closures and stay-
at-home orders, during the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in many studies. Such …

The exciting potential and daunting challenge of using GPS human-mobility data for epidemic modeling

F Barreras, DJ Watts - Nature Computational Science, 2024 - nature.com
Large-scale GPS location datasets hold immense potential for measuring human mobility
and interpersonal contact, both of which are essential for data-driven epidemiology …

Understanding the bias of mobile location data across spatial scales and over time: a comprehensive analysis of SafeGraph data in the United States

Z Li, H Ning, F **g, MN Lessani - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Mobile location data has emerged as a valuable data source for studying human mobility
patterns in various contexts, including virus spreading, urban planning, and hazard …

Estimation of the timing and intensity of reemergence of respiratory syncytial virus following the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

Z Zheng, VE Pitzer, ED Shapiro, LJ Bont… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalizations in young
children. RSV largely disappeared in 2020 owing to precautions taken because of the …

Public perspectives on protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy: A survey study

K Meier, T Glatz, MC Guijt, M Piccininni… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The extent to which people implement government-issued protective measures
is critical in preventing further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by …

Attitudes towards Monkeypox vaccination and predictors of vaccination intentions among the US general public

M Winters, AA Malik, SB Omer - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Amidst an unprecedented Monkeypox outbreak, we aimed to measure knowledge, attitudes,
practices and Monkeypox vaccination intentions among the US adult population. We …

Risk compensation and face mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Yan, J Bayham, A Richter, EP Fenichel - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Face masks are an important component in controlling COVID-19, and policy orders to wear
masks are common. However, behavioral responses are seldom additive, and exchanging …

The relative effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on wave one Covid-19 mortality: natural experiment in 130 countries

J Stokes, AJ Turner, L Anselmi, M Morciano, T Hone - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions have been implemented around the world to
control Covid-19 transmission. Their general effect on reducing virus transmission is proven …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial disparities of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in United States counties

SL Jackson, S Derakhshan, L Blackwood… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the spatial and temporal trends in county-level COVID-19 cases and
fatalities in the United States during the first year of the pandemic (January 2020–January …

Conditions for a second wave of COVID-19 due to interactions between disease dynamics and social processes

SA Pedro, FT Ndjomatchoua, P Jentsch… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In May 2020, many jurisdictions around the world began lifting physical distancing
restrictions against the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …