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Individuals in England reduced social contacts by up to 75% during the COVID-19 pandemic

Transmission of respiratory viruses depends partly on the rate of close social contacts in a population, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine. The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with King’s College London and Hasselt University, suggests that during the most restrictive period of lockdown in the United Kingdom, the number of reported contacts decreased by 75% from pre-pandemic levels.

Social Contacts in England Fell by 75% During Toughest COVID Lockdown

How immunity from and interaction with seasonal coronaviruses can shape SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology

Cross-protection from seasonal epidemics of human coronaviruses (HCoVs) has been hypothesized to contribute to the relative sparing of children during the early phase of the pandemic. Testing this relies on understanding the prepandemic age distribution of recent HCoV infections, but little is known about their dynamics. Using England and Wales as a case study, we use a transmission model to estimate the duration of immunity to seasonal coronaviruses, and show how cross-protection could have affected the age distribution of susceptibility during the first wave, and could alter SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns over the coming decade.

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