Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 4, 2021

Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Uk University Students: Lessons from September-December 2020 and Modelling Insights for Future Student Return

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  • [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A modeling study suggests that student adherence to testing and isolation is likely to contribute more to reducing SARS-CoV-2 transmission than staggering return dates, based on data from the first term of the 2020/2021 academic year in universities in the UK. The authors suggest that in the presence of the more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant, frequent asymptomatic testing among all students (every 3 days) may be necessary to prevent major outbreaks.

Enright et al. (Feb 2021). Sars-Cov-2 Infection in Uk University Students: Lessons from September-December 2020 and Modelling Insights for Future Student Return. Pre-print downloaded Mar 4 from https://www.newton.ac.uk/files/preprints/ni20004.pdf