Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence

Evaluations of the UK’s contact tracing programme have shown that it has had limited impact on COVID-19 control. Here, the authors show that with high levels of reporting and adherence, contact tracing could reduce transmission, but it should not be used as the sole control measure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emma L. Davis, Tim C. D. Lucas, Anna Borlase, Timothy M. Pollington, Sam Abbott, Diepreye Ayabina, Thomas Crellen, Joel Hellewell, Li Pi, CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, Graham F. Medley, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Petra Klepac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25531-5

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