Contact Tracing Different Age Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Study From South-West Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contact tracing was implemented in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent disease spread, reduce mortality, and avoid overburdening health care systems. In several countries, including Germany, new systems were needed to trace potentially infected individuals.

Objective

Using data collected in the Rhine-Neckar and Heidelberg (RNK/HD) districts in southwest Germany (population: 706,974), this study examines the overall effectiveness and efficiency of contact tracing in different age groups and stages of the pandemic.

Methods

From January 27, 2020, to April 30, 2022, the RNK/HD Health Authority collected data on COVID-19 infections, quarantines, and deaths. Data on infection, quarantine, and death was grouped by age (young: 0-19 years; adult:

SUBMITTER: Dyer CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558225 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature