Seasonality of endemic COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The seasonality of COVID-19 is important for effective healthcare and public health decision-making. Previous waves of SARS-CoV-2 infections have indicated that the virus will likely persist as an endemic pathogen with distinct surges. However, the timing and patterns of potentially seasonal surges remain uncertain, rendering effective public health policies uninformed and in danger of poorly anticipating opportunities for intervention, such as well-timed booster vaccination drives. Applying an evolutionary approach to long-term data on closely related circulating coronaviruses, our research provides projections of seasonal surges that should be expected at major temperate population centers. These projections enable local public health efforts that are tailored to expec

SUBMITTER: Townsend JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature