Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

September 1, 2020

The Urgent Need for Phased University Reopenings to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 and Conserve Institutional Resources A Modeling Study

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  • [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A modeling study indicates that phased reopening of college campuses (one-third of student population returning to campus each month) coupled with pre-arrival SARS-CoV-2 testing would reduce peak of daily infections compared to pre-arrival testing without phased reopening or no intervention at all. Phased reopening with pre-arrival testing could reduce the peak of daily infections by up to 18% under highly effective mitigation strategies (Rt = 1.25) and by up to 64% at higher Rt

Rennert et al. (Aug 31, 2020). The Urgent Need for Phased University Reopenings to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 and Conserve Institutional Resources A Modeling Study. Pre-print downloaded Sep 1 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.25.20182030