Association Between Use of a Voluntary Isolation Center and Reduced Household SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: A Matched Cohort Study From Toronto, Canada
Use of a voluntary isolation center was associated with a 50% reduction in household SARS-CoV-2 prior to the availability of vaccines. Beyond SARS-CoV-2, voluntary isolation centers may help control resurgences of other communicable infections or future pandemic pathogens, particularly for individuals who experience difficulties isolating.
Authors
- Kevin L. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-7005)
- Kevin Antoine Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-2188)
- Nick Daneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-3764)
- Effie Gournis
- Rachel E. Laxer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-5264)
- Ana Cecilia Ulloa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0654-8539)
- Jenna C. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4943-5191)
- Sarah A. Buchan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-8974)
Institutions
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae526
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40