Effects of Cocooning on Coronavirus Disease Rates after Relaxing Social Distancing

As coronavirus disease spreads throughout the United States, policymakers are contemplating reinstatement and relaxation of shelter-in-place orders. By using a model capturing high-risk populations and transmission rates estimated from hospitalization data, we found that postponing relaxation will o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-12, Vol.26 (12), p.3066-3068
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Xutong, Du, Zhanwei, Huang, George, Pasco, Remy F, Fox, Spencer J, Galvani, Alison P, Pignone, Michael, Johnston, S Claiborne, Meyers, Lauren Ancel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Caregivers Child Child, Preschool Control coronavirus disease Coronaviruses COVID-19 COVID-19 - epidemiology COVID-19 - prevention & control Disease control Disease prevention Disease transmission Effects of Cocooning on Coronavirus Disease Rates after Relaxing Social Distancing Epidemics Expedited Families First Coronavirus Response Act 2020-US Hospitalization Hospitalization - trends Hospitals Houses Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Long term health care Middle Aged Nursing homes Pandemics Physical Distancing Public health Research Letter respiratory infections Risk Factors SARS SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Shelter in place Social distancing Statistics Surge Capacity Texas - epidemiology United States Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	As coronavirus disease spreads throughout the United States, policymakers are contemplating reinstatement and relaxation of shelter-in-place orders. By using a model capturing high-risk populations and transmission rates estimated from hospitalization data, we found that postponing relaxation will only delay future disease waves. Cocooning vulnerable populations can prevent overwhelming medical surges.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/EID2612.201930