High-risk US International Travelers Seeking Pretravel Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the implications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related travel disruptions, we compared demographics and travel-related circumstances of US travelers seeking pretravel consultation regarding international travel at US Global TravEpiNet (GTEN) sites before and after the initiation of COVID-19 travel warnings.

Methods

We analyzed data in the GTEN database regarding traveler demographics and travel-related circumstances with standard questionnaires in the pre-COVID-19 period (January-December 2019) and the COVID-19 period (April 2020-March 2021), excluding travelers from January to March 2020. We conducted descriptive analyses of differences in demographics, travel-related circumstances, routine and travel-related vaccinations, and medications.

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SUBMITTER: Hyle EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature