Comparative cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies in the USA: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, countries worldwide have enacted unprecedented movement restrictions, physical distancing measures, and face mask requirements. Until safe and efficacious vaccines or antiviral drugs become widely available, viral testing remains the primary mitigation measure for rapid identification and isolation of infected individuals. We aimed to assess the economic trade-offs of expanding and accelerating testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) across the USA in different transmission scenarios.

Methods

We used a multiscale model that incorporates SARS-CoV-2 transmission at the population level and daily viral load dynamics at the individual level to assess eight surveillance testing strategies that varied b

SUBMITTER: Du Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7862022 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature