How Relevant is the Basic Reproductive Number Computed During COVID-19, Especially During Lockdowns?
Published In
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
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Post-Print
Publication Date
2022
Subjects
COVID 19 (Disease) -- United States -- Health Care
Abstract
Basic reproductive numbers during COVID-19, either through standard approaches or through time-varying approaches, are key for understanding the pandemic growth. However, improper usage and interpretations and computational difficulties during lockdowns could be misleading for planning and mitigation.
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44181
Citation Details
Published as: Rao, A. S. S., Krantz, S. G., Bonsall, M. B., Kurien, T., Byrareddy, S. N., Swanson, D. A., ... & Sudhakar, K. (2022). How relevant is the basic reproductive number computed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially during lockdowns?. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 43(1), 125-127.
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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published as: How relevant is the basic reproductive number computed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially during lockdowns?. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 43(1), 125-127.