The effect of eviction moratoria on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Anjalika Nande; Justin Sheen; Emma L. Walters; Brennan Klein; Matteo Chinazzi; Andrei H. Gheorghe; Ben Adlam; Julianna Shinnick; Maria Florencia Tejeda; Samuel V. Scarpino; Alessandro Vespignani; Andrew J. Greenlee; Daniel Schneider; Michael Z. Levy; Alison L. Hill

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22521-5

Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

The effect of eviction moratoria on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Anjalika Nande,
Justin Sheen,
Emma L. Walters,
Brennan Klein,
Matteo Chinazzi,
Andrei H. Gheorghe,
Ben Adlam,
Julianna Shinnick,
Maria Florencia Tejeda,
Samuel V. Scarpino,
Alessandro Vespignani,
Andrew J. Greenlee,
Daniel Schneider,
Michael Z. Levy,
Alison L. Hill

Affiliations

Anjalika Nande: Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University
Justin Sheen: Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Emma L. Walters: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brennan Klein: Network Science Institute, Northeastern University
Matteo Chinazzi: Network Science Institute, Northeastern University
Andrei H. Gheorghe: Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University
Ben Adlam: Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University
Julianna Shinnick: Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Maria Florencia Tejeda: Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Samuel V. Scarpino: Network Science Institute, Northeastern University
Alessandro Vespignani: Network Science Institute, Northeastern University
Andrew J. Greenlee: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Schneider: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Z. Levy: Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Alison L. Hill: Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22521-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Massive unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in an eviction crisis in US cities. Here, the authors model the effect of evictions on SARS-CoV-2 epidemics, simulating viral transmission within and among households in a theoretical and applied urban settings.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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