Modelling the potential acute and post-acute burden of COVID-19 under the Australian border re-opening plan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns have grown that post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 may affect significant numbers of survivors. However, the analyses used to guide policy-making for Australia's national and state re-opening plans have not incorporated non-acute illness in their modelling. We, therefore, develop a model by which to estimate the potential acute and post-acute COVID-19 burden using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with the re-opening of Australian borders and the easing of other public health measures, with particular attention to longer-term, post-acute consequences and the potential impact of permanent functional impairment following COVID-19.

Methods

A model was developed based on the European Burden of Disease Network protocol guideline and consensus mode

SUBMITTER: Angeles MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature