Is the Testing System No Longer Effective for Coronavirus Disease 2019? Elucidating the Policy Change in the United Kingdom.
COVID-19
Case fatality rate
Test frequency
United Kingdom
Vaccination
Journal
JMA journal
ISSN: 2433-3298
Titre abrégé: JMA J
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 101769797
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Jan 2023
16 Jan 2023
Historique:
received:
08
07
2022
accepted:
21
10
2022
entrez:
16
2
2023
pubmed:
17
2
2023
medline:
17
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Various studies have reported the vaccine's efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019; however, there has been little discussion regarding the test frequency since the emergence of the Omicron strain. In this context, the United Kingdom has abolished its free testing program. Our analysis revealed that the decrease in case fatality rate was heavily influenced by vaccination coverage rather than the testing frequency. However, the effectiveness of testing frequency should not be underestimated and therefore needs further validation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36793530
doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2022-0143
pmc: PMC9908411
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
83-85Informations de copyright
Copyright © Japan Medical Association.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Akihiko Ozaki received personal fees from MNES Inc. outside the submitted work. Furthermore, Tetsuya Tanimoto received personal fees from MNES Inc and Bionics co., ltd. outside the submitted work.
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