@article{280904d5523f454ab77c9d684c5cf4aa,
title = "Implications of the school-household network structure on SARS-CoV-2 transmission under school reopening strategies in England",
abstract = "In early 2020 many countries closed schools to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Since then, governments have sought to relax the closures, engendering a need to understand associated risks. Using address records, we construct a network of schools in England connected through pupils who share households. We evaluate the risk of transmission between schools under different reopening scenarios. We show that whilst reopening select year-groups causes low risk of large-scale transmission, reopening secondary schools could result in outbreaks affecting up to 2.5 million households if unmitigated, highlighting the importance of careful monitoring and within-school infection control to avoid further school closures or other restrictions.",
author = "{CMMID COVID-19 Working Group} and Munday, {James D.} and Katharine Sherratt and Sophie Meakin and Akira Endo and Pearson, {Carl A.B.} and Joel Hellewell and Sam Abbott and Bosse, {Nikos I.} and Eggo, {Rosalind M.} and David Simons and Kathleen O{\textquoteright}Reilly and Russell, {Timothy W.} and Rachel Lowe and Leclerc, {Quentin J.} and Emery, {Jon C.} and Petra Klepac and Nightingale, {Emily S.} and Matthew Quaife and {van Zandvoort}, Kevin and Knight, {Gwenan M.} and Thibaut Jombart and Villabona-Arenas, {C. Julian} and Rees, {Eleanor M.} and Charlie Diamond and Megan Auzenbergs and Graham Medley and Foss, {Anna M.} and Gore-Langton, {Georgia R.} and Deol, {Arminder K.} and Mark Jit and Gibbs, {Hamish P.} and Procter, {Simon R.} and Alicia Rosello and Jarvis, {Christopher I.} and Yang Liu and Houben, {Rein M.G.J.} and St{\'e}phane Hu{\'e} and Samuel Clifford and Quilty, {Billy J.} and Amy Gimma and Tully, {Damien C.} and Sun, {Fiona Yueqian} and Kiesha Prem and Atkins, {Katherine E.} and Jacco Wallinga and Edmunds, {W. John} and {van Hoek}, {Albert Jan} and Sebastian Funk",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s).",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1038/s41467-021-22213-0",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "12",
journal = "Nature communications",
issn = "2041-1723",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "1",
}