The minimal COVID-19 vaccination coverage and efficacy to compensate for a potential increase of transmission contacts, and increased transmission probability of the emerging strains

• Main Authors: Biao Tang (Author), Xue Zhang (Author), Qian Li (Author), Nicola Luigi Bragazzi (Author), Dasantila Golemi-Kotra (Author), Jianhong Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mass immunization is a potentially effective approach to finally control the local outbreak and global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it can also lead to undesirable outcomes if mass vaccination results in increased transmission of effective contacts and relaxation of...