Public Health Intervention for the COVID-19 Pandemic:From Virus to Vaccine

Edited by David Patrick and Ariana Saatchi

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic and life as we knew it paused indefinitely. Confusion, doubts and uncertainty became daily companions as the world watched the pandemic consume country after country.

Keywords: COVID; COVID-19; Pandemic; Health; Medicine; Vaccine; Epidemiology; Population; Transmission; Safety; Infodemic; Biology; Virus; Canada (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9789811249716
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 A Framework for COVID-19 Response , pp 3-16

Ali Okhowat

Ch 2 SARS-CoV-2: The Virus , pp 19-34

Kishore Hari and Mel Krajden

Ch 3 Virus Meets Host: SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis , pp 35-49

Cameron Geddes and James A. Russell

Ch 4 Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 , pp 51-76

Samantha Bardwell and Daniel Coombs

Ch 5 The Role of Nucleic Acid Amplification and Sequencing , pp 79-97

Frederick Lam and Inna Sekirov

Ch 6 Antigen and Antibody Testing , pp 99-113

Margaret Lin and Mohammad Morshed

Ch 7 Contact Tracing, Screening, Self-Isolation and Quarantine , pp 117-143

Anne Lesack and Veronic Clair

Ch 8 Restrictions on Travel , pp 145-166

Ali Okhowat, Bassel Bali and Mark Lysyshyn

Ch 9 Non-Medical Masking, Hygiene and Social Distancing , pp 167-181

Tina Cheng and Michael Brauer

Ch 10 Hospital Infection Control , pp 185-210

Andrea Simmonds and Titus Wong

Ch 11 Long-Term Care Facilities , pp 211-219

Sana Vahidy and Michael Schwandt

Ch 12 Therapeutics for COVID-19 , pp 223-248

Jorge Andres Delgado-Ron, Reza Hosseini, Srinivas Murthy and David Sweet

Ch 13 Overview of Vaccine Designs and Performance , pp 251-290

Emma Ackermann and Manish Sadarangani

Ch 14 Vaccine Allocation and Prioritisation , pp 291-307

Mara Balvers and Monika Naus

Ch 15 COVID-19 Vaccine Safety , pp 309-333

Marian Orhierhor and Julie A. Bettinger

Ch 16 Public Engagement , pp 337-367

Tania Bubela, Katie Fenn, Sally Greenwood, Anne-Marie Nicol, Beverly Pomeroy, Harlan Pruden, Emily Rempel and Alice Virani

Ch 17 Preventing the Next Pandemic , pp 371-380

Ali Okhowat

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