Modeling the Impact of Vaccination Strategies for Nursing Homes in the Context of Increased Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Community Transmission and Variants.

Holmdahl, Inga; Kahn, Rebecca; Slifka, Kara Jacobs; Dooling, Kathleen; Slayton, Rachel B · Clin Infect Dis · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Using an agent-based model, we examined the impact of community prevalence, the Delta variant, staff vaccination coverage, and booster vaccines for residents on outbreak dynamics in nursing homes. Increased staff coverage and high booster vaccine effectiveness leads to fewer infections, but cumulative incidence is highly dependent on community transmission.

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