Effectiveness of interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in a large urban jail: a model-based analysis
Malloy GSP, Puglisi L, Brandeau ML, Harvey TD, Wang EA. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in a large urban jail: a model-based analysis. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e042898. PMID: 33597139, PMCID: PMC7893212, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 transmissionAsymptomatic testingStandard public health measuresUS jailsDynamic transmission modelCOVID-19Public health measuresEffectiveness of interventionsProportion of peopleLarge urban jailAsymptomatic populationNational guidelinesNew casesHealth measuresIntervention phaseUrban jailInterventionHospitalisationBasic reproduction ratioCorrectional settingsDeathIncarcerated individualsJail populationReproduction ratioAdditional measures