A model-based assessment of social isolation practices for COVID-19 outbreak response in residential care facilities
Under realistic sets of assumptions, our simulations showed that general isolation of residents did not provide substantial benefits beyond those achieved through screening, isolation of confirmed cases, and deployment of PPE. Our results also highlight the importance of effective case isolation, and indicate that asymptomatic screening of residents and staff may be warranted, especially if importation risk from the outside community is high. Our conclusions are sensitive to assumptions about the proportion of total contacts in a facility accounted for by casual interactions between residents.
Authors
- Jodie McVernon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9774-1961)
- Cameron Zachreson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0578-4049)
- Ruarai Tobin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-240X)
- Freya M. Shearer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-3473)
- Eamon Conway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8807-4877)
- Nicholas Geard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0069-2281)
- James R. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-858X)
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09788-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Australian Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government