Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States

Disentangling the impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission is challenging as they have been used in different combinations across time and space. This study shows that, early in the epidemic, school/daycare closures and stopping nursing home visits were associated with th...

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Main Authors: Bingyi Yang, Angkana T. Huang, Bernardo Garcia-Carreras, William E. Hart, Andrea Staid, Matt D. T. Hitchings, Elizabeth C. Lee, Chanelle J. Howe, Kyra H. Grantz, Amy Wesolowksi, Joseph Chadi Lemaitre, Susan Rattigan, Carlos Moreno, Brooke A. Borgert, Celeste Dale, Nicole Quigley, Andrew Cummings, Alizée McLorg, Kaelene LoMonaco, Sarah Schlossberg, Drew Barron-Kraus, Harrison Shrock, UFCOVID Interventions Team, Justin Lessler, Carl D. Laird, Derek A. T. Cummings
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23865-8
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spelling doaj-3dea8b16dc2543f9bd33d98e267c55d12021-06-13T11:17:08ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-06-0112111010.1038/s41467-021-23865-8Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United StatesBingyi Yang0Angkana T. Huang1Bernardo Garcia-Carreras2William E. Hart3Andrea Staid4Matt D. T. Hitchings5Elizabeth C. Lee6Chanelle J. Howe7Kyra H. Grantz8Amy Wesolowksi9Joseph Chadi Lemaitre10Susan Rattigan11Carlos Moreno12Brooke A. Borgert13Celeste Dale14Nicole Quigley15Andrew Cummings16Alizée McLorg17Kaelene LoMonaco18Sarah Schlossberg19Drew Barron-Kraus20Harrison Shrock21UFCOVID Interventions TeamJustin Lessler22Carl D. Laird23Derek A. T. Cummings24Department of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaSandia National LaboratoriesSandia National LaboratoriesDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public HealthDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Mathematics, Syracuse UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Syracuse UniversityDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaTulane UniversityDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthSandia National LaboratoriesDepartment of Biology, University of FloridaDisentangling the impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission is challenging as they have been used in different combinations across time and space. This study shows that, early in the epidemic, school/daycare closures and stopping nursing home visits were associated with the biggest reduction in transmission in the United States.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23865-8
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author Bingyi Yang
Angkana T. Huang
Bernardo Garcia-Carreras
William E. Hart
Andrea Staid
Matt D. T. Hitchings
Elizabeth C. Lee
Chanelle J. Howe
Kyra H. Grantz
Amy Wesolowksi
Joseph Chadi Lemaitre
Susan Rattigan
Carlos Moreno
Brooke A. Borgert
Celeste Dale
Nicole Quigley
Andrew Cummings
Alizée McLorg
Kaelene LoMonaco
Sarah Schlossberg
Drew Barron-Kraus
Harrison Shrock
UFCOVID Interventions Team
Justin Lessler
Carl D. Laird
Derek A. T. Cummings
spellingShingle Bingyi Yang
Angkana T. Huang
Bernardo Garcia-Carreras
William E. Hart
Andrea Staid
Matt D. T. Hitchings
Elizabeth C. Lee
Chanelle J. Howe
Kyra H. Grantz
Amy Wesolowksi
Joseph Chadi Lemaitre
Susan Rattigan
Carlos Moreno
Brooke A. Borgert
Celeste Dale
Nicole Quigley
Andrew Cummings
Alizée McLorg
Kaelene LoMonaco
Sarah Schlossberg
Drew Barron-Kraus
Harrison Shrock
UFCOVID Interventions Team
Justin Lessler
Carl D. Laird
Derek A. T. Cummings
Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
Nature Communications
author_facet Bingyi Yang
Angkana T. Huang
Bernardo Garcia-Carreras
William E. Hart
Andrea Staid
Matt D. T. Hitchings
Elizabeth C. Lee
Chanelle J. Howe
Kyra H. Grantz
Amy Wesolowksi
Joseph Chadi Lemaitre
Susan Rattigan
Carlos Moreno
Brooke A. Borgert
Celeste Dale
Nicole Quigley
Andrew Cummings
Alizée McLorg
Kaelene LoMonaco
Sarah Schlossberg
Drew Barron-Kraus
Harrison Shrock
UFCOVID Interventions Team
Justin Lessler
Carl D. Laird
Derek A. T. Cummings
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title Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
title_short Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
title_full Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
title_fullStr Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
title_full_unstemmed Effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the counties of the United States
title_sort effect of specific non-pharmaceutical intervention policies on sars-cov-2 transmission in the counties of the united states
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2021-06-01
description Disentangling the impacts of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission is challenging as they have been used in different combinations across time and space. This study shows that, early in the epidemic, school/daycare closures and stopping nursing home visits were associated with the biggest reduction in transmission in the United States.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23865-8
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