Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027

. 2020 Jun;80(6):e32-e33.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027. Epub 2020 Mar 21.

Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries

Kin On Kwok¹, Florence Lai², Wan In Wei³, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong³, Julian W T Tang⁴

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¹ JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Electronic address: kkokwok@cuhk.edu.hk.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
³ JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
⁴ Respiratory Sciences, Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester, 5/F Sandringham Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Julian.Tang@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.

PMID: 32209383
PMCID: PMC7151357
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027

Herd immunity - estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries

Kin On Kwok et al. J Infect. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;80(6):e32-e33.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027. Epub 2020 Mar 21.

Authors

Kin On Kwok¹, Florence Lai², Wan In Wei³, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong³, Julian W T Tang⁴

Affiliations

¹ JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Electronic address: kkokwok@cuhk.edu.hk.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
³ JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
⁴ Respiratory Sciences, Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester, 5/F Sandringham Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Julian.Tang@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.

PMID: 32209383
PMCID: PMC7151357
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.027

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[1] Fu X., Ying Q., Zeng T., Long T., Wang Y. Simulating and forecasting the cumulative confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in China by Boltzmann function-based regression analyses. J Infect. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.02.019. pii: S0163-4453(20)30098-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Fu X., Ying Q., Zeng T., Long T., Wang Y. Simulating and forecasting the cumulative confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in China by Boltzmann function-based regression analyses. J Infect. 2020 doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.02.019. pii: S0163-4453(20)30098-0. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[4] COVID-19 situation in the WHO European Region . World Health Organization; 2020.

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[6] Coronavirus: some scientists say UK virus strategy is `risking lives'. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51892402. Accessed 14 March2020.

[7] Wallinga J., Lipsitch M. How generation intervals shape the relationship between growth rates and reproductive numbers. Proc Biol Sci. 2007;274(1609):599–604. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Wallinga J., Lipsitch M. How generation intervals shape the relationship between growth rates and reproductive numbers. Proc Biol Sci. 2007;274(1609):599–604. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Nishiura H., Linton N.M., Akhmetzhanov A.R. Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 - PMC - PubMed

[10] Nishiura H., Linton N.M., Akhmetzhanov A.R. Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 - PMC - PubMed

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