Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in UK Jewish Communities

和其他少数民族一样，犹太社区受到新冠肺炎的影响尤为严重。这可能是因为他们的家庭比英国平均水平大得多，而且这个社区的成员比英国其他地区的人更频繁地或以不同的方式混血。此外，这些社区的成员经常从不同的来源获取与健康相关的信息。在这项研究中，我们将调查英国犹太社区的家庭，并收集样本以检测新冠肺炎感染的证据。我们将访问社会成员，了解人们对新冠肺炎风险的理解，以及未来不同控制策略可能会被接受的程度。我们将使用这些数据来了解传播是如何在这个社区传播的，特别是这个社区中更大的家庭和更多的儿童是否在推动新冠肺炎的高发病率方面发挥了重要作用。在当地，将与当地社区团体合作传播信息。总的来说，这些信息将帮助我们更好地了解高危社区的传播以及儿童在新冠肺炎传播中的作用。

Like other ethnic minority groups, Jewish communities have been particularly badly affected by COVID-19. This may be because they have much larger families than the UK average and because members of this community mix more frequently or in different ways than in other parts of the UK population. In addition members of these communities often obtain information about health related issues from different sources.In this study we will survey households in a UK Jewish community and collect samples to test for evidence of COVID-19 infection. We will interview members of the community to understand people's understanding of risks from COVID-19 and how acceptable different future control strategies might be. We will use this data to understand how transmission spread in this community and in particular whether the larger households and higher number of children in this community played an important role in driving the high rates of COVID-19 seen. Locally information will be disseminated in collaboration with local community groups.Overall this information will help us better understand transmission in high-risk communities and the role of children in transmission of COVID-19.