COVID-19 vaccine coverage targets to inform reopening plans in a low incidence setting

E Conway; CR Walker; C Baker; MJ Lydeamore; GE Ryan; T Campbell; JC Miller; N Rebuli; M Yeung; G Kabashima; N Geard; J Wood; JM McCaw; J McVernon; N Golding; DJ Price; FM Shearer

Journal article

COVID-19 vaccine coverage targets to inform reopening plans in a low incidence setting

E Conway, CR Walker, C Baker, MJ Lydeamore, GE Ryan, T Campbell, JC Miller, N Rebuli, M Yeung, G Kabashima, N Geard, J Wood, JM McCaw, J McVernon, N Golding, DJ Price, FM Shearer

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | ROYAL SOC | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1437

Abstract

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in 2019 through to mid-2021, much of the Australian population lived in a COVID-19-free environment. This followed the broadly successful implementation of a strong suppression strategy, including international border closures. With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in early 2021, the national government sought to transition from a state of minimal incidence and strong suppression activities to one of high vaccine coverage and reduced restrictions but with still-manageable transmission. This transition is articulated in the national 're-opening' plan released in July 2021. Here, we report on the dynamic modelling study that directly informed policies wit..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was directly funded by the Australian Government Department of Health Office of Health Protection. Additional support was provided by the Australian Research Council (N.G. DECRA fellowship DE180100635) and the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia through its Centres of Research Excellence (SPECTRUM, GNT1170960) and Investigator Grant Schemes (J.M. Principal Research Fellowship, GNT1117140; F.M.S. Emerging Leader Fellowship, 2021/GNT2010051).