COVID-19 outbreaks in residential aged care facilities: an agent-based modeling study

• Main Authors: Fenella McAndrew (Author), Rachel Sacks-Davis (Author), Romesh G. Abeysuriya (Author), Dominic Delport (Author), Daniel West (Author), Indra Parta (Author), Suman Majumdar (Author), Margaret Hellard (Author), Nick Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionA disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths occur in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), where better evidence is needed to target COVID-19 interventions to prevent mortality. This study used an agent-based model to assess the role of community prevalence, vaccination strategies,...