The Twitter Social Mobility Index: Measuring Social Distancing Practices With Geolocated Tweets

BackgroundSocial distancing is an important component of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minimizing social interactions and travel reduces the rate at which the infection spreads and “flattens the curve” so that the medical system is better equipped to treat infected i...

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Main Authors: Xu, Paiheng, Dredze, Mark, Broniatowski, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2020/12/e21499