The effect of COVID-19 stay-at-home order and campus closure on the prevalence of acute respiratory infection symptoms in college campus cohorts
Author
Adenaiye, OluwasanmiBueno de Mesquita, Paul Jacob
Wu, Qiong
Hong, Filbert
Lai, Jianyu
Chen, Shuo
Milton, Donald K
Date
2021-03-04Journal
Influenza and Other Respiratory VirusesPublisher
Wiley-BlackwellType
Article
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Evaluation of population-based COVID-19 control measures informs strategies to quell the current pandemic and reduce the impact of those yet to come. Effective COVID-19 control measures may simultaneously reduce the incidence of other acute respiratory infections (ARIs) due to shared transmission modalities. To assess the impact of stay-at-home orders and other physical distancing measures on the prevalence of ARI-related symptoms, we compared symptoms reported by prospective college cohorts enrolled during two consecutive academic years. ARI-related symptoms declined following campus closure and implementation of stay-at-home orders, demonstrating the impact of population-based physical distancing measures on control of a broad range of respiratory infections. © 2021 The Authors.Rights/Terms
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http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14964ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/irv.12837