Epidemiology

Estimating time-dependent contact: a multi-strain epidemiological model of SARS-CoV-2 on the island of Ireland

1. Tsukushi Kamiya
2. Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias
3. John Ferguson
4. Shane Murphy
5. Mircea T. Sofonea
6. Nicola Fitz-Simon

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Understanding the role of mask-wearing during COVID-19 on the island of Ireland

1. Nicola Fitz-Simon
2. John Ferguson
3. Alberto Alvarez-Iglesias
4. Mircea T. Sofonea
5. Tsukushi Kamiya

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Vaccine effectiveness with BNT162b2 (Comirnaty, Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine against reported SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron infection among adolescents, Norway, August 2021 to January 2022

1. Lamprini Veneti
2. Jacob Dag Berild
3. Sara Viksmoen Watle
4. Jostein Starrfelt
5. Margrethe Greve-Isdahl
6. Petter Langlete
7. Håkon Bøås
8. Karoline Bragstad
9. Olav Hungnes
10. Hinta Meijerink

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Vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS): Evaluation of 31 years of reports and pandemics’ impact

1. Ohoud A. Almadani
2. Thamir M. Alshammari

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Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission in student residences: a case-ascertained study

1. Marte Vanbesien
2. Geert Molenberghs
3. Caspar Geenen
4. Jonathan Thibaut
5. Sarah Gorissen
6. Emmanuel André
7. Joren Raymenants

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COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the omicron (BA.2) variant in England

1. Freja C M Kirsebom
2. Nick Andrews
3. Julia Stowe
4. Samuel Toffa
5. Ruchira Sachdeva
6. Eileen Gallagher
7. Natalie Groves
8. Anne-Marie O'Connell
9. Meera Chand
10. Mary Ramsay
11. Jamie Lopez Bernal

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Viral load dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants following multiple vaccine doses and previous infection

1. Yonatan Woodbridge
2. Sharon Amit
3. Amit Huppert
4. Naama M. Kopelman

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Risk of death following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination in young people in England: a self-controlled case series study

1. Vahé Nafilyan
2. Charlotte Bermingham
3. Isobel L. Ward
4. Jasper Morgan
5. Francesco Zaccardi
6. Kamlesh Khunti
7. Julie Stanborough
8. Amitava Banerjee

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Effects of Previous Infection and Vaccination on Symptomatic Omicron Infections

1. Heba N. Altarawneh
2. Hiam Chemaitelly
3. Houssein H. Ayoub
4. Patrick Tang
5. Mohammad R. Hasan
6. Hadi M. Yassine
7. Hebah A. Al-Khatib
8. Maria K. Smatti
9. Peter Coyle
10. Zaina Al-Kanaani
11. Einas Al-Kuwari
12. Andrew Jeremijenko
13. Anvar H. Kaleeckal
14. Ali N. Latif
15. Riyazuddin M. Shaik
16. Hanan F. Abdul-Rahim
17. Gheyath K. Nasrallah
18. Mohamed G. Al-Kuwari
19. Adeel A. Butt
20. Hamad E. Al-Romaihi
21. Mohamed H. Al-Thani
22. Abdullatif Al-Khal
23. Roberto Bertollini
24. Laith J. Abu-Raddad

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Regional importation and asymmetric within-country spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in the Netherlands

1. Alvin X Han
2. Eva Kozanli
3. Jelle Koopsen
4. Harry Vennema
5. RIVM COVID-19 molecular epidemiology group
6. Karim Hajji
7. Annelies Kroneman
8. Ivo van Walle
9. Don Klinkenberg
10. Jacco Wallinga
11. Colin A Russell
12. Dirk Eggink
13. Chantal Reusken

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  Evaluation Summary:

  The authors present an analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern movements into and within the Netherlands. The primary finding is that flight bans (in conjunction with other NPIs) were grossly insufficient at stopping the invasion of new variants into The Netherlands over a one-year period. Although consistent with similar analyses of other regions early in the pandemic, this manuscript provides additional evidence of the inadequacy of flight bans at stopping the spread of variants that are already widespread globally, especially (but not only) when importations continue via ground travel. The reviewers have questioned the rigor of the statistical models and the presentation of the main result, including analyses that were included but do not appear to contribute to the main argument.

  (This preprint has been reviewed by eLife. We include the public reviews from the reviewers here; the authors also receive private feedback with suggested changes to the manuscript. The reviewers remained anonymous to the authors.)

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