• Association between Face mask use and Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Cross-sectional study 

      Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess; Fretheim, Atle; Elstrøm, Petter; Aavitsland, Preben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      We examined the association between face masks and risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 using cross-sectional data from 3,209 participants in a randomized trial exploring the effectiveness of glasses in reducing the risk of ...
    • Evaluation of the pilot wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Norway, June 2022 – March 2023 

      Amato, Ettore; Hyllestad, Susanne; Heradstveit, Petter; Langlete, Petter; Moen, Line Victoria; Rohringer, Andreas; Pires, Joao; Baz-Lomba, Jose Antonio; Bragstad, Karoline; Feruglio, Siri Laura; Aavitsland, Preben; Madslien, Elisabeth Henie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-04)
      Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based surveillance gained great international interest as an additional tool to monitor SARS-CoV-2. In autumn 2021, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health decided to ...
    • Hvorfor innreisekarantene? 

      Tobiassen, Marte; Lie, Anne Helene Kveim; Aavitsland, Preben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Innreisekarantene er blitt brukt som smittevernstiltak i over 600 år. Da covid-19 rammet vinteren 2020 hadde verdens stater ulik tilnærming til innreise­karantene. I Norge var vi tilbakeholdne med et slikt tiltak, mens man ...
    • Modeling geographic vaccination strategies for COVID-19 in Norway 

      Chan, Yat Hin; Rø, Gunnar; Midtbø, Jørgen E.; Di Ruscio, Francesco; Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen; Juvet, Lene Kristine; Littmann, Jasper; Aavitsland, Preben; Nygård, Karin Maria; Berg, Are Stuwitz; Bukholm, Geir; Kristoffersen, Anja Bråthen; Engø-Monsen, Kenth; Engebretsen, Solveig; Swanson, David Michael; Diz-Lois Palomares, Alfonso; Lindstrøm, Jonas Christoffer; Frigessi, Arnoldo; De Blasio, Birgitte Freiesleben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Vaccination was a key intervention in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic globally. In early 2021, Norway faced significant regional variations in COVID-19 incidence and prevalence, with large differences in population ...