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Kin On Kwok

Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Verified email at cuhk.edu.hk
Cited by 5302

[HTML][HTML] Epidemic models of contact tracing: systematic review of transmission studies of severe acute respiratory syndrome and middle east respiratory syndrome

KO Kwok, A Tang, VWI Wei, WH Park, EK Yeoh… - Computational and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The emergence and reemergence of coronavirus epidemics sparked renewed concerns from
global epidemiology researchers and public health administrators. Mathematical models …

An exploration of the political, social, economic and cultural factors affecting how different global regions initially reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic

…, LC Jennings, J Kok, KO Kwok… - Interface …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… This article aims to identify the factors impacting on how and why … on both academic and
media publications, as news and trends on the rapid spread of the pandemic relied heavily on

Influenza vaccine uptake, COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine hesitancy among nurses: A survey

KO Kwok, KK Li, WI Wei, A Tang, SYS Wong… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background A healthy healthcare system requires healthy healthcare workers. Protecting
healthcare workers including nurses against COVID-19 is crucial, and vaccination could be a …

Impact of COVID-19 on loneliness, mental health, and health service utilisation: a prospective cohort study of older adults with multimorbidity in primary care

…, CKM Wong, DCC Chan, W Sun, KO Kwok… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjgp.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the psychological health and health
service utilisation of older adults with multimorbidity, who are particularly vulnerable. Aim To …

[HTML][HTML] Community responses during early phase of COVID-19 epidemic, Hong Kong

KO Kwok, KK Li, HHH Chan, YY Yi, A Tang… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… density and heavy reliance on public transportation. Despite … -day mandatory quarantine
period on persons entering Hong … The efficacy of nonpharmaceutical interventions depends on

Herd immunity–estimating the level required to halt the COVID-19 epidemics in affected countries

KO Kwok, F Lai, WI Wei, SYS Wong… - Journal of …, 2020 - journalofinfection.com
Previous workers have attempted to predict the cumulative number of cases of Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. 1 However, since then, the epidemic has rapidly …

Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic …

…, SYS Wong, S Riley, JM Read, KO Kwok - Clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is
an emerging global public health threat. In response to a highlighted strategic priority of the …

Comparison of the immunogenicity of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID‐19 vaccines in Hong Kong

…, CA Cohen, SMS Cheng, C Chen, KO Kwok… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… Our study only focused on investigating the immunogenicity at 1 month after the two doses
… Our estimates to adjust for antibody waning were based on reports on CoronaVac; however, …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission in 190 countries from 23 January to 13 April 2020

…, MS Hossain, JWM Chan, DW Yeung, KO Kwok… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
… a site on any day of the study period, then that NPI type was treated as ‘on’ for that site on that
day … In contrast, if no NPI of a type was found to be effective at a site on any day of the study …

Social mixing patterns in rural and urban areas of southern China

…, S Riley, S Wang, LJ Tan, KO Kwok… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A dense population, global connectivity and frequent human–animal interaction give southern
China an important role in the spread and emergence of infectious disease. However, …