Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies

Safely reducing the necessary duration of quarantine for COVID-19 could lessen the economic impacts of the pandemic. Here, the authors demonstrate that testing on exit from quarantine is more effective than testing on entry, and can enable quarantine to be reduced from fourteen to seven days.

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Autores principales: Chad R. Wells, Jeffrey P. Townsend, Abhishek Pandey, Seyed M. Moghadas, Gary Krieger, Burton Singer, Robert H. McDonald, Meagan C. Fitzpatrick, Alison P. Galvani
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:27be72e73a9f4c6882e171460446695b2021-12-02T15:16:23ZOptimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies10.1038/s41467-020-20742-82041-1723https://doaj.org/article/27be72e73a9f4c6882e171460446695b2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20742-8https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Safely reducing the necessary duration of quarantine for COVID-19 could lessen the economic impacts of the pandemic. Here, the authors demonstrate that testing on exit from quarantine is more effective than testing on entry, and can enable quarantine to be reduced from fourteen to seven days.Chad R. WellsJeffrey P. TownsendAbhishek PandeySeyed M. MoghadasGary KriegerBurton SingerRobert H. McDonaldMeagan C. FitzpatrickAlison P. GalvaniNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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Robert H. McDonald
Meagan C. Fitzpatrick
Alison P. Galvani
Optimal COVID-19 quarantine and testing strategies
description Safely reducing the necessary duration of quarantine for COVID-19 could lessen the economic impacts of the pandemic. Here, the authors demonstrate that testing on exit from quarantine is more effective than testing on entry, and can enable quarantine to be reduced from fourteen to seven days.
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