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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tsang, Tim K. ; Huang, Xiaotong ; Fong, Min Whui ; Wang, Can ; Lau, Eric H.Y. ; Wu, Peng ; Cowling, Benjamin J.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Child COVID-19 Humans Incidence SARS-CoV-2 Schools
• Keywords:
  Coronavirus Coronavirus Disease Hong Kong Public Health Respiratory Infections SARS School Closures Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Viruses Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1850-1854
• Pubmed ID:
  37490926
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461670
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bca4bcc0b0189d1e7ec7e0fe79db213994b0f1ce818ad6b2c22c840a3fa45523
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133563/cdc_133563_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.99 MB ]