Using syndromic measures of mortality to capture the dynamics of COVID-19 in Java, Indonesia, in the context of vaccination rollout.
Bimandra A DjafaaraCharles WhittakerOliver J WatsonRobert VerityNicholas F Brazeaunull WidyastutiDwi OktaviaVerry AdrianNgabila SalamaSangeeta BhatiaPierre NouvelletEllie Sherrard-SmithThomas S ChurcherHenry SurendraRosa N LinaLenny L EkawatiKarina D LestariAdhi AndriantoGuy ThwaitesJ Kevin BairdAzra C GhaniIqbal R F ElyazarPatrick G T WalkerPublished in: BMC medicine (2021)
Syndromic measures of mortality provide a more complete picture of COVID-19 severity upon which to base decision-making. The high potential impact of the vaccine in Java is attributable to reductions in transmission to date and dependent on these being maintained. Increases in control in the relatively short-term will likely yield large, synergistic increases in vaccine impact.