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Effectiveness of Canadian travel restrictions in reducing burden of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Angela McLaughlin
Vincent Montoya
Rachel Miller
Michael Worobey
Jeffrey Joy
Acceso Abierto
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas
https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.12.23294140
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.12.23294140v1
Evaluating travel restriction effectiveness in mitigating infectious disease burden is critical for informing public health policy. Here, we quantify where and when variants of SARS-CoV-2 were introduced into Canada to evaluate the extent to which travel restrictions averted viral introductions and COVID-19 case burden. Our results suggest that, across SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern subject to travel restrictions, at least 281 introductions were prevented, accounting for an averted burden of approximately 44,064 cases. This corresponds to approximately 441 averted hospitalizations, 24 averted deaths, and cost savings to Canadian health care systems of approximately $11.2 million Canadian dollars. Travel restrictions were found to be most effective when implemented rapidly during exponential case growth in the focal source and when global circulation was limited. Our analyses reveal that COVID-19 travel restrictions mitigated case burdens and highlight their value in future pandemic response.
bioRxiv
14-09-2023
Preimpreso
Inglés
Público en general
VIRUS RESPIRATORIOS
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