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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 118, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021359118
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COVID-19; nonpharmaceutical interventions; lockdown measures; public policy; compliance
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The study found that implementing nonpharmaceutical interventions in US counties can reduce COVID-19 cases and decrease mobility, but lifting these measures may lead to short-term benefits of reduced outdoor activities. However, in the long term, counties may experience diminished health and mobility gains, and the impacts vary among different population characteristics.
We evaluate the impacts of implementing and lifting nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in US counties on the daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases and compliance, measured through the percentage of devices staying home, and evaluate whether introducing and lifting NPIs protecting selective populations is an effective strategy. We use difference-in-differences methods, leveraging on daily county-level data and exploit the staggered introduction and lifting of policies across counties over time. We also assess heterogenous impacts due to counties' population characteristics, namely ethnicity and household income. Results show that introducing NPIs led to a reduction in cases through the percentage of devices staying home. When counties lifted NPIs, they benefited from reduced mobility outside of the home during the lockdown, but only for a short period. In the long term, counties experienced diminished health and mobility gains accrued from previously implemented policies. Notably, we find heterogenous impacts due to population characteristics implying that measures can mitigate the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on marginalized populations and find that selectively targeting populations may not be effective.
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