Investigating the Relationships Between COVID-19 Cases, Public Health Interventions, Vaccine Coverage, and Mean Temperature in Ontario and Toronto.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationship between COVID-19 cases and Public Health Interventions (PHIs), vaccine coverage, and temperature. We compared our findings with those of other studies that used different methodologies, such as mathematical models. Methods: We developed monthly PHI scores using the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker from May 2020 to May 2021. We calculated PHI scores by summing the highest monthly score of each intervention and expressed the PHI score as a percentage of the maximum. We obtained vaccine coverage and temperature data from January 2021 to September 2023. We calculated Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficients to examine correlations. Results: The correlation between cases and PHI was positive (ρ = 0.947, p < 0.0001). Th

SUBMITTER: Barati Chermahini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12385227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature