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Impact of travel restrictions on introduction of SARS-CoV-2

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    -99

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    Yale University

  • Principal Investigator

    Nate Grubaugh

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease transmission dynamics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Working with Nate Grubaugh (EMD) and other colleagues, we used a combination of genomic epidemiology and modeling to show that early SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Connecticut was likely driven by domestic (rather than international) introductions. Moreover, the risk of domestic importation to Connecticut exceeded that of international importation by mid-March regardless of the estimated impact of federal travel restrictions.