PIRSA:20070030

Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic across Geography and Demography

Afshordi, N. (2020). Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic across Geography and Demography. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/20070030

Afshordi, Niayesh. Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic across Geography and Demography. Perimeter Institute, Jul. 29, 2020, https://pirsa.org/20070030 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:20070030,
            doi = {10.48660/20070030},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/20070030},
            author = {Afshordi, Niayesh},
            keywords = {Other},
            language = {en},
            title = {Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic across Geography and Demography},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2020},
            month = {jul},
            note = {PIRSA:20070030 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Niayesh Afshordi

University of Waterloo

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What factors drive the growth and decay of a pandemic? Can a study of community differences (in demographics, settlement, mobility, weather, and epidemic history) allow these factors to be identified? Has “herd immunity” to COVID-19 been reached anywhere? What are the best steps to manage/avoid future outbreaks in each community?  We analyzed the entire set of local COVID-19 epidemics in the United States; a broad selection of demographic, population density, climate factors, and local mobility data, in order to address these questions. What we found will surprise you! (based on arXiv:2007.00159)