Border control and SARS-CoV-2: an opportunity for generating highly policy-relevant, real-world evidence

Jacob Burns; Ani Movsisyan; Eva A Rehfuess; Jan M Stratil

doi:10.1093/jtm/taab037

Border control and SARS-CoV-2: an opportunity for generating highly policy-relevant, real-world evidence

J Travel Med. 2021 Jun 1;28(4):taab037. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab037.

Authors

Jacob Burns^{1

2}, Ani Movsisyan^{1

2}, Eva A Rehfuess^{1

2}, Jan M Stratil^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology-IBE, Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
² Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Munich, Germany.

Abstract

We propose a study type that would contribute to the evidence base related to border control measures. Over a study period during which arriving travellers are quarantined, repeated testing and/or screening at regular intervals would provide real-world data on the relative and combined effects of various screening and testing measures.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; control; quarantine; screening; testing; travel.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Humans
Policy
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2*
Travel*