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Letter to the Editor| Volume 86, ISSUE 3, P256-308, March 2023

Feasibility of emulating Singapore's experience during the Omicron wave in China

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    Yichao Guo
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
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    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 4221-117 South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, China
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    Zeyu Zhao
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
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    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 4221-117 South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, China
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    Shiting Yang
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
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    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 4221-117 South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, China
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
    Xiaohao Guo
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
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    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 4221-117 South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, China
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  • Tianmu Chen
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    Corresponding author.
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    State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, 4221-117 South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province 361102, China
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    # These authors contributed equally to this study.
Published:January 08, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2023.01.007
Feasibility of emulating Singapore's experience during the Omicron wave in China
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        We reproduced the multiple Omicron waves in Singapore using a multi-dimensional model.
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        Simulation showed the feasibility and existence of successful control in mainland China.
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      Publication history

      Published online: January 08, 2023
      Accepted: January 4, 2023

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2023.01.007

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      © 2023 The British Infection Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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