Loosening COVID-19 Social Distancing Interventions: Leveraging Lessons Learned from Abroad
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202020Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$25,000Funder
Commonwealth FundPrincipal Investigator
Anand ParekhResearch Location
United States of AmericaLead Research Institution
Bipartisan Policy Center IncResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Infection prevention and controlResearch Subcategory
Restriction measures to prevent secondary transmission in communitiesSpecial Interest Tags
N/AStudy Type
Non-ClinicalClinical Trial Details
N/ABroad Policy Alignment
PendingAge Group
Not ApplicableVulnerable Population
Not applicableOccupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic requires the development of rational exit strategies that guide the reopening of economies and loosening of social-distancing guidelines. Lifting restrictions to alleviate the economic and social damage of a prolonged period of lockdown could risk starting a second wave of COVID-19 cases. As policymakers in the United States are grappling with decisions on when to "open the country back up," there is an opportunity to learn from other countries who have begun implementing exit-strategy approaches.