Social distancing causally impacts the spread of SARS-CoV-2: a U.S. nationwide event study

Social distancing causally impacts the spread of SARS-CoV-2: a U.S. nationwide event study

Abstract We assess the causal impact of social distancing on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. using the quasi-natural experimental setting created by the spontaneous relaxation of social distancing behavior brought on by the protests that erupted across the nation following George Floyd’s tragic...

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Main Authors: Louis Gagnon, Stephanie Gagnon, Jessica Lloyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
Covid-19
Social distancing
Social mobility
Staggered difference-in-difference
Propensity score matching
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07763-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07763-y

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