Travel measures in the SARS-CoV-2 variant era need clear objectives

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¹ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Electronic address: adam.kucharski@lshtm.ac.uk.
² Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
³ Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁴ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda; Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.
⁵ Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁶ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁷ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Serekunda, The Gambia.
⁸ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

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PMCID: PMC8890754
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00366-X

Travel measures in the SARS-CoV-2 variant era need clear objectives

Adam J Kucharski et al. Lancet. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 9;399(10333):1367-1369.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00366-X. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

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¹ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Electronic address: adam.kucharski@lshtm.ac.uk.
² Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
³ Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁴ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda; Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.
⁵ Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁶ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
⁷ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Serekunda, The Gambia.
⁸ Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

PMID: 35247312
PMCID: PMC8890754
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00366-X

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Changes in proportion of countries with particular stringency of travel control measures over time Data are from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker via Our World In Data., Dashed lines show when alpha, delta, and omicron were declared variants of concern on Dec 18, 2020, May 11, 2021, and Nov 26, 2021, respectively.

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