Risk of sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Queensland, Australia

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 6309
• Main Authors: Sanz-Leon, Paula, Stevenson, Nathan J., Stuart, Robyn M., Abeysuriya, Romesh G., Pang, James C., Lambert, Stephen B., Kerr, Cliff C., Roberts, James A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.04.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/174; 692/699/255/2514; Adult; Australia - epidemiology; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Demography; Epidemics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Immunization; multidisciplinary; Queensland - epidemiology; Risk assessment; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Vaccination; Vaccines; Australia; Queensland; Queensland Australia

We used an agent-based model Covasim to assess the risk of sustained community transmission of SARSCoV-2/COVID-19 in Queensland (Australia) in the presence of high-transmission variants of the virus. The model was calibrated using the demographics, policies, and interventions implemented in the stat...