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The COVID-19 Consequences of College Class Continuity Calculator: A Tool to Provide Students and Administrators with Estimated Risks of Returning to Campus

Bewick, S.; Ludden, E.; Robertson, S.; Demers, J.

2020-08-04 epidemiology
10.1101/2020.07.31.20165761 medRxiv
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As schools prepare for the start of the Fall 2020 semester, many are struggling to make decisions regarding whether or not to return to on-campus classes or whether to remain fully online. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all answer, and schools must balance their own risks against the costs of remote learning. We present a tool that integrates information about study body composition with predictions of COVID-19 infection rates in order to provide clarity and insight into the decisions facing colleges and universities nationwide. Our tool is freely available and currently hosted at the following location: https://bewicklab.shinyapps.io/covid-1/

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