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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

The Effects of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 Epidemic Growth Rate during Pre- and Post-Vaccination Period in Asian Countries.

Le Duc Huy, Nhi Thi Hong Nguyen, Phan Thanh Phuc, Chung-Chien Huang

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effectiveness of social distancing measures and lockdowns for reducing transmission of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, community-based settings.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Le Duc HuyHealth Management Training Institute, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Thua Thien Hue 491-20, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0002-3129-027X
Nhi Thi Hong NguyenHealth Management Training Institute, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Thua Thien Hue 491-20, Vietnam.
Phan Thanh PhucSchool of Health Care Administration, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106-75, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9132-1456
Chung-Chien HuangSchool of Health Care Administration, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 106-75, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0818-7175
Hue University · VNUniversity Medical Center HCMC · VNWan Fang Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is little knowledge about how the influence of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) reduces the COVID-19 infection rate during the period of vaccine rollout. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of NPIs on decreasing the epidemic growth of COVID-19 between before and after the vaccine rollout period among Asian countries. Our ecological study included observations from 30 Asian countries over the 20 weeks of the pre- and post-vaccination period. Data were extracted from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker and other open databases. Longitudinal analysis was utilized to evaluate the impacts of public health responses and vaccines. The facial covering policy was the most effective intervention in the pre-vaccination period, followed by border control and testing policies. In the post-vaccination period, restrictions on gatherings and public transport closure both play a key role in reducing the epidemic growth rate. Vaccine coverage of 1-5%, 5-10%, 10-30%, and over 30% of the population was linked with an average reduction of 0.12%, 0.32%, 0.31%, and 0.59%, respectively. Our findings support the evidence that besides the vaccine increasingly contributing to pandemic control, the implementation of NPIs also plays a key role.

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COVID-19VaccinesHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2VaccinationVaccinesAsiaCOVID-19longitudinal analysisnon-pharmaceutical interventionsvaccine

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PMID35162157
PMCPMC8834794
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