During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures, such as social distancing and universal masking, were originally implemented to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2; these public health measures were subsequently also observed to reduce transmission of other common circulating RVIs. In this study,...
The situation was similar in Senegal where vaccination campaigns halted because of thepublic health measures—including school closures—put in place to slow down the spread of COVID-19. This measures, Ousseynou Badiane, the coordinator of the Expanded Vaccination Program in Cameroon, resulted in a...
Pandemic-related excess mortality (COVID-19), public health measures and funerary rituals EClinicalMedicineArticle Early Recent, May 05, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100358 本文由“天纳”临床学术信息人工智能...
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), when applied in packages that combine a number of measures with complementary effects, were unequivocally effective in reducing the spread of infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, a major Royal Society report has found. NPIs are measures that are not drugs...
Many measures need to be put in place to respond to a similar crisis in the future and safeguard public health. Following the implications of COVID-19 on public health, the question is, how will resource-limited healthcare systems reconfigure to tackle unpredictable large-scale crises such as ...
In response to COVID-19, governments worldwide are implementing public health and social measures (PHSM) that substantially impact many areas beyond public health. The new field of PHSM data science collects, structures, and disseminates data on PHSM; he
3 This leaves the medical and public health community with only nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to rely on for reducing the burden of COVID-19. These measures aim to reduce disease transmission both locally and globally and include bans on public gatherings, compulsory stay-at-home policies...
Objectives: This study aimed to advance the understanding of the factors associated with population acceptance of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In January 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of the Swiss population (N=2,587). Questionnaires were administered ...
GENEVA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that measures to restrict people's movement in China amid the COVID-19 outbreak are a correct strategic and tactical approach, and WHO would like to see progressive implementation of public health measures. ...
A national study of Australians' responses to COVID-19 public health measures has found stories of hope, strength and acceptance for such protective measures as social distancing, hand hygiene and even lockdowns. Flinders University researchers, as part of a team of regional health experts in the...