A Case for Cross-Border Governance? A Comparative Trend Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission, Vaccination, and Outcomes Among 35 Nations in Europe Across 18 months.
Sarah CuschieriAndrea CuschieriElysia FarrugiaEmily DiaconoElaine BalzanMiguel GrupettaAlessia VellaCatriona CutajarMartina FormosaMatthias BarbaraFranziska MintoffConor ShawSamuel Fleri-SolerNorbert BorgGillian PaceLauren VellaRobert PisaniTamara Attard-MalliaMattea GouderRosie AttardNicole GrixtiMark SciclunaTimothy BordaKatya BartoloRuben ChircopEtienne Degabrielle-FerranteMariah MalliaMiguel AttardNaomi FrendoGianluca GattGreta DamatoNicole RioloLorna Muscat-BaronMatteo GaleaElizabeth GrechPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2022)
Countries' COVID-19 outcome is related on national mitigative measures, vaccination rollouts, and neighboring countries' actions and COVID-19 situations. Mass population vaccination appeared to be effective in reducing COVID-19 case severity and mortality rates. Vaccination equity and pan-European commitment for cross-border governance appear to be the way forward to ensure populations' return to "normality."