Impact of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medically Attended Acute Respiratory Infection: The U.S. Naval Academy Experience

Eugene V. Millar; Stephen P. Rossi; Simon Pollett; Adam K. Saperstein; Timothy H. Burgess; Jitendrakumar Modi

doi:10.1093/milmed/usab469

Impact of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medically Attended Acute Respiratory Infection: The U.S. Naval Academy Experience

Eugene V. Millar, Stephen P. Rossi, Simon Pollett, Adam K. Saperstein, Timothy H. Burgess^*, Jitendrakumar Modi

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Introduction: Medically attended acute respiratory infections (MAARI) at the U.S. Naval Academy increase during Plebe Summer, a training program for incoming freshmen. Because of COVID-19, extensive nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPI) were implemented during 2020 Plebe Summer. Methods: We reviewed MAARI counts in weeks 22-45 from 2012 to 2020 and compared counts in pandemic (2020) vs. prepandemic (2012-2019) periods. Results: From 2012 to 2019, an average of 1,642 MAARI cases occurred annually. In 2020, 443 MAARI cases occurred. NPI use was associated with a 77% reduction in MAARI. Conclusions: During a high-risk military training period, routine NPI use was associated with a major reduction in MAARI.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e953-e956
Journal	Military Medicine
Volume	188
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab469
State	Published - 1 May 2023
Externally published	Yes

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