Balancing strategies in vaccination and mask-wearing for Chinese medical staff in post-COVID-19 era: a modelling study and cost-effectiveness analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After the comprehensive easing of COVID-19 restrictions in China in December 2022, the emergence of additional virus variants and repeat infections has garnered increased attention, particularly among key populations such as medical staff. Our study aims to evaluate various combinations of vaccination and mask-wearing strategies to identify the optimal strategy for the post-COVID-19 era.

Methods

A Markov model simulated a cohort of 100 000 Chinese medical staff five years after the complete lifting of epidemic restrictions. The health care system's perspective was adopted, and parameters were sourced from Chinese government-released data and relevant literature. Strategies with varying vaccination coverage (0/25/50/75%) and mask-wearing coverage (0/30/60/90%) were

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491910 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature