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Scientific evaluation of mass housing for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr Klaus Püschel

  • Research Location

    Germany

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Other

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This project aims to characterize the health of homeless people living in mass housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a longitudinal follow-up cohort, the project team will assess mental health, susceptibility to infectious diseases by seroprevalence and seroconversion, as well as titers of vaccine-preventable diseases. Based on gained data, targeted preventive and therapeutic measures can be implemented to further support homeless people.