Reducing the Mobility of SARS-CoV-2 Variants to Safeguard Containments

Escape variants can cause new waves of COVID-19 outbreaks and put vaccination strategies at risk. To prevent or delay the global spread of these waves, virus mobility needs to be minimised through screening and testing strategies, which should also cover vaccinated people. The costs of these strateg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Inter economics 2021-07, Vol.56 (4), p.234-236
Hauptverfasser:	Hellwig, Martin, Priesemann, Viola, Wolff, Guntram B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Coronavirus COVID-19 Economic Policy Economics Economics and Finance Epidemie European Integration Health care expenditures Immunization Impfung Infektionsschutz Labor Economics Mobility Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Social Policy
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Zusammenfassung:	Escape variants can cause new waves of COVID-19 outbreaks and put vaccination strategies at risk. To prevent or delay the global spread of these waves, virus mobility needs to be minimised through screening and testing strategies, which should also cover vaccinated people. The costs of these strategies are minimal compared to the costs to health, society and the economy from another wave.
ISSN:	1613-964X 0020-5346 1613-964X
DOI:	10.1007/s10272-021-0987-4