Tracking Changes in Mobility Before and After the First SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Using Global Positioning System Data in England and Wales (Virus Watch): Prospective Observational Community Cohort Study.
Vincent Grigori NguyenYunzhe LiuRichard MumfordBenjamin FlanaganParth PatelIsobel BraithwaiteMadhumita ShrotriThomas ByrneSarah BealeAnna AryeeWing Lam Erica FongEllen B FragaszyCyril GeismarAnnalan M D NavaratnamPia HardelidJana KovarAddy PopeTao ChengAndrew C HaywardRobert W Aldridgenull nullPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2023)
Our study demonstrates the feasibility of collecting high-volume geolocation data as part of research projects and the utility of these data for understanding public health issues. Our various analyses produced results that ranged from no change in movement after vaccination (during the third national lock down) to an increase in movement after vaccination (considering all periods, up to 105 days after vaccination), suggesting that, among Virus Watch participants, any changes in movement distances after vaccination are small. Our findings may be attributable to public health measures in place at the time such as movement restrictions and home working that applied to the Virus Watch cohort participants during the study period.