Publications by authors named "Thomas Valleau"
Article Synopsis
- Close contact between individuals is the main way SARS-CoV-2 spreads, and researchers used mobile geolocation data to analyze this in Connecticut from February 2020 to January 2021.
- The study measured how often people were within 6 feet of each other and used this information in a SEIR-type model to effectively predict COVID-19 case trends across different towns.
- Findings showed that contact rates were a better predictor of COVID-19 transmission dynamics than other mobility metrics, indicating that such data can inform social distancing measures and resource distribution for testing.
Unlabelled: Close contact between people is the primary route for transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We sought to quantify interpersonal contact at the population-level by using anonymized mobile device geolocation data. We computed the frequency of contact (within six feet) between people in Connecticut during February 2020 - January 2021.
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