Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2
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- Zeitschriftenaufsatz
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- Autoren
- Marc Diederichs
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Ingo E Isphording
- Nico Pestel
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000854977100006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.2201724119
- eISSN
- 1091-6490
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: 4O8XM
- PubMed Identifier: 35733261
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 26
- Zeitschrift
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Schlüsselwörter
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- school closures
- school reopenings
- event study
- Artikelnummer
- ARTN e2201724119
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2022
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2
- Sub types
- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 119
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- Abstract
- <jats:p>We use event study models based on staggered summer vacations in Germany to estimate the effect of school reopenings after the summer of 2021 on the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Estimations are based on daily counts of confirmed coronavirus infections across all 401 German counties. A central antipandemic measure in German schools included mandatory rapid testing multiple times per week. Our results are consistent with mandatory testing contributing to the containment of the viral spread. We find a short-term increase in infection rates right after summer breaks, indicating the uncovering of otherwise undetected (asymptomatic) cases through the testing. After a period of about 2 wk after school reopenings, the growth of case numbers is smaller in states that reopened schools compared with the control group of states still in summer break. The results show a similar pattern for older age groups as well, arguably as a result of detected clusters through the school testing. This means that under certain conditions, open schools can play a role in containing the spread of the virus. Our results suggest that closing schools as a means to reduce infections may have unintended consequences by giving up surveillance and should be considered only as a last resort.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Marc Diederichs
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Ingo E Isphording
- Nico Pestel
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.2201724119
- eISSN
- 1091-6490
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 26
- Zeitschrift
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Sprache
- en
- Online publication date
- 2022
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2022
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2201724119
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2022
- Titel
- Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 119
Datenquelle: Crossref
- Abstract
- We use event study models based on staggered summer vacations in Germany to estimate the effect of school reopenings after the summer of 2021 on the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Estimations are based on daily counts of confirmed coronavirus infections across all 401 German counties. A central antipandemic measure in German schools included mandatory rapid testing multiple times per week. Our results are consistent with mandatory testing contributing to the containment of the viral spread. We find a short-term increase in infection rates right after summer breaks, indicating the uncovering of otherwise undetected (asymptomatic) cases through the testing. After a period of about 2 wk after school reopenings, the growth of case numbers is smaller in states that reopened schools compared with the control group of states still in summer break. The results show a similar pattern for older age groups as well, arguably as a result of detected clusters through the school testing. This means that under certain conditions, open schools can play a role in containing the spread of the virus. Our results suggest that closing schools as a means to reduce infections may have unintended consequences by giving up surveillance and should be considered only as a last resort.
- Addresses
- Department of Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
- Autoren
- Marc Diederichs
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Ingo E Isphording
- Nico Pestel
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.2201724119
- eISSN
- 1091-6490
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 35733261
- PubMed Central ID: PMC9245666
- Open access
- true
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 26
- Zeitschrift
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Schlüsselwörter
- Humans
- Mandatory Testing
- Schools
- Aged
- Germany
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Print-Electronic
- Online publication date
- 2022
- Open access status
- Open Access
- Paginierung
- e2201724119
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2022
- Status
- Published
- Publisher licence
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2022
- Titel
- Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
- Sub types
- research-article
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 119
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- Abstract
- We use event study models based on staggered summer vacations in Germany to estimate the effect of school reopenings after the summer of 2021 on the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Estimations are based on daily counts of confirmed coronavirus infections across all 401 German counties. A central antipandemic measure in German schools included mandatory rapid testing multiple times per week. Our results are consistent with mandatory testing contributing to the containment of the viral spread. We find a short-term increase in infection rates right after summer breaks, indicating the uncovering of otherwise undetected (asymptomatic) cases through the testing. After a period of about 2 wk after school reopenings, the growth of case numbers is smaller in states that reopened schools compared with the control group of states still in summer break. The results show a similar pattern for older age groups as well, arguably as a result of detected clusters through the school testing. This means that under certain conditions, open schools can play a role in containing the spread of the virus. Our results suggest that closing schools as a means to reduce infections may have unintended consequences by giving up surveillance and should be considered only as a last resort.
- Autoren
- Marc Diederichs
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Ingo E Isphording
- Nico Pestel
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35733261
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.2201724119
- eISSN
- 1091-6490
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Central ID: PMC9245666
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 26
- Zeitschrift
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
- Schlüsselwörter
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- event study
- school closures
- school reopenings
- Aged
- COVID-19
- Germany
- Humans
- Mandatory Testing
- SARS-CoV-2
- Schools
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- United States
- Paginierung
- e2201724119
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2022
- Status
- Published
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2022
- Titel
- Schools under mandatory testing can mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 119
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