A modeling study on SARS-CoV-2 transmissions in primary and middle schools in Illinois
Conghui Huang, Rebecca Lee Smith · 2024
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Description
Conghui Huang and Rebecca Lee Smith model coronavirus spread in Illinois primary and middle schools. Schools ran with mask rules and weekly testing from spring 2021 to spring 2022. Their model splits students and staff and tracks spread inside and outside school walls. It was tuned to watch data from 116 school districts in the state.
Spread from outside school ran far above spread inside school for both groups. Middle school students and staff faced higher outside rates than primary students. Wider weekly testing cut infections in the model runs. Adult mask habits in the area showed no clear link while a state mask rule held. The authors note testing costs grow with volume and urge cost checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Conghui Huang, Rebecca Lee Smith |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 92 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |