The association of intensity and duration of non-pharmacological interventions and implementation of vaccination with COVID-19 infection, death, and excess mortality: Natural experiment in 22 European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Critical questions remain regarding the need for intensity to continue NPIs as the public was vaccinated. We evaluated the association of intensity and duration of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and vaccines with COVID-19 infection, death, and excess mortality in Europe.

Methods

Data comes from Our Word in Data. We included 22 European countries from January 20, 2020, to May 30, 2021. The time-varying constrained distribution lag model was used in each country to estimate the impact of different intensities and duration of NPIs on COVID-19 control, considering vaccination coverage. Country-specific effects were pooled through meta-analysis.

Results

This study found that high-intensity and long-duration of NPIs showed a positive main effect on reduc

SUBMITTER: Zhou F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8944114 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature