Global containment policy duration and long-term epidemic progression: A target trial emulation using COVID-19 data from 2020 to 2022
From the long-term perspective, we highlight CPs that warrant extending the duration to achieve slower epidemic progression. By contrast, our findings demonstrate the limited effectiveness of the ban on regions in slowing the long-term epidemic progression.
Authors
- Wen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-4036)
- Chaonan Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0096-0996)
- Meng Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-2017)
- Senke Chen
- Qun He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-1673)
- Xin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-5497)
- Zhen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9368-6149)
- Ling Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-0761)
- Zhiyao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8381-4880)
- Wenjuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6873-4153)
- Wencheng Xiong
- Kunpeng Wu
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107871
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03
Funders
- China Medical Board
- Johns Hopkins University
- Sun Yat-sen University