Reopenings for Schools and Businesses Amidst Pandemic Can Cause Preventative Policies to be Less Effective, According to a New Study

A recent study conducted by MIT researchers has demonstrated that the current state-by-state reopening policies for schools, businesses, and other institutions could potentially be less effective against the COVID-19 pandemic than the initial estimations proposed by policy makers. The study was undergone by MIT researcher and PhD student Michael Zhao, along with MIT’s Director of the Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE), Sinan Aral. Over 22 million mobile devices and 220 million Facebook users were analyzed to collect daily data on various closures across state lines. The results suggest that the current policies and the reinforcing of those policies amidst mass reopenings could in fact be counterproductive to preventing further substantial spreading of the virus.

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