@article{Pung_R-2022_92572, title = {Using high-resolution contact networks to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 transmission and control in large-scale multi-day events}, author = {Pung, R. and Firth, J. and Spurgin, L. and Singapore CruiseSafe Working Group and CMMID COVID-19 Working Group and Lee, V. and Kucharski, A.}, month = {apr}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants has created a need to reassess the risk posed by increasing social contacts as countries resume pre-pandemic activities, particularly in the context of resuming large-scale events over multiple days. To examine how social contacts formed in different activity settings influences interventions required to control Delta variant outbreaks, we collected high-resolution data on contacts among passengers and crew on cruise ships and combined the data with network transmission models. We found passengers had a median of 20 (IQR 10–36) unique close contacts per day, and over 60% of their contact episodes were made in dining or sports areas where mask wearing is typically limited. In simulated outbreaks, we found that vaccination coverage and rapid antigen tests had a larger effect than mask mandates alone, indicating the importance of combined interventions against Delta to reduce event risk in the vaccine era.}, volume = {13}, issue = {1}, journal = {Nature Communications}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29522-y}, }