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Social vulnerability amplifies the disparate impact of mobility on COVID-19 transmissibility across the United States

B. Huang, Z. Huang, et al.

This study, conducted by Bo Huang and team, reveals the critical impact of social vulnerability on COVID-19 transmission rates in U.S. counties during the summer of 2020. It highlights that socially vulnerable areas faced nearly double the transmission related to mobility, emphasizing the urgent need for targeted social distancing measures.

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Abstract

This study investigates how social vulnerability moderates the relationship between human mobility and COVID-19 transmission in US counties during the summer of 2020. A COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Index (CPVI) was developed to quantify social vulnerability, incorporating socioeconomic, health, and environmental factors. The analysis revealed that highly vulnerable counties experienced nearly double the COVID-19 transmission associated with mobility compared to less vulnerable counties. This highlights the need for targeted social distancing measures that consider community vulnerability.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Nov 24, 2022

Authors

Bo Huang, ZhiHui Huang, Chen Chen, Jian Lin, Tony Tam, Yingyi Hong, Sen Pei