More than 5,000 UK residents were surveyed to analyse the population’s complex interactions
Researchers at the Universities of Liverpool and Warwick have shown that children in the UK have the highest number and longest duration of social , making them most at-risk for catching and transmitting infection. The team have, for the first time, mapped the daily networks of thousands of individuals to shed light on which groups may be at highest risk of contracting and spreading respiratory diseases. Number and duration of social Scientists surveyed more than 5,000 UK residents to collect information on the types of social likely to lead to the transmission of respiratory infections. Understanding the number and duration of social allows the complex interactions of the UK population to be analysed mathematically in the event of an outbreak. Among adults, those working in schools, in the health sector and in client-facing service jobs such as shop workers or commercial roles had among the highest number of social. Students, unemployed people and retired people had among the lowest levels of social. According to the data collected, during a working day a teacher sees on average 62.1 different people, whereas a retired person only sees around 19.
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