Social contact patterns following the COVID-19 pandemic: a snapshot of post-pandemic behaviour from the CoMix study.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes in behaviour. To estimate if these persisted, a final round of the CoMix social contact survey was conducted in four countries at a time when all societal restrictions had been lifted for several months. We conducted a survey on a nationally representative sample in the UK, Netherlands (NL), Belgium (BE), and Switzerland (CH). Participants were asked about their contacts and behaviours on the previous day. We calculated contact matrices and compared the contact levels to a pre-pandemic baseline to estimate R₀. Data collection occurred from 17 November to 7 December 2022. 7477 participants were recruited. Some were asked to undertake the survey on behalf of their children. Only 14.4 % of all participants reported wearing a facema

SUBMITTER: Jarvis CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature