Modelling the impact of COVID-19 and routine MenACWY vaccination on meningococcal carriage and disease in the UK.

ABSTRACT: Country-wide social distancing and suspension of non-emergency medical care due to the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly have affected public health in multiple ways. While non-pharmaceutical interventions are expected to reduce the transmission of several infectious diseases, severe disruptions to healthcare systems have hampered diagnosis, treatment, and routine vaccination. We examined the effect of this disruption on meningococcal disease and vaccination in the UK. By adapting an existing mathematical model for meningococcal carriage, we addressed the following questions: What is the predicted impact of the existing MenACWY adolescent vaccination programme? What effect might social distancing and reduced vaccine uptake both have on future epidemiology? Will catch-up vaccination campai

SUBMITTER: Hadley L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284610 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature