Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study | Zendy

Polly van den Berg | Zendy; Elissa M. SchechterPerkins | Zendy; Rebecca Jack | Zendy; Isabella Epshtein | Zendy; Richard E. Nelson | Zendy; Emily Oster | Zendy; Westyn BranchElliman | Zendy

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Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Polly van den Berg,

Elissa M. SchechterPerkins,

Rebecca Jack,

Isabella Epshtein,

Richard E. Nelson,

Emily Oster,

Westyn BranchElliman

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab230

Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , distancing , covid-19 , cohort , coronavirus , cohort study , disease , family medicine , pandemic , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

National and international guidelines differ about the optimal physical distancing between students for prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission; studies directly comparing the impact of ≥3 versus ≥6 ft of physical distancing policies in school settings are lacking. Thus, our objective was to compare incident cases of SARS-CoV-2 in students and staff in Massachusetts public schools among districts with different physical distancing requirements. State guidance mandates masking for all school staff and for students in grades 2 and higher; the majority of districts required universal masking.

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