Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 15, 2020

Social Contact Patterns among Employees in 3 U.S. Companies during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A cross-sectional study used data from 2 contact diaries from employees from 2 consulting companies and 1 university department in Georgia to measure the number of contacts per person per day between April and June. Among 3835 employees, 304 (8%) completed both diaries and had a median of 2 contacts per day per person; 55% of which involved conversation only, 64% occurred at home, and 38% were >4 hours. Most contacts were repeated, and within the same age groups, though substantial inter-generational mixing with children was reported among participants aged 30-59.

Kiti et al. (Oct 15, 2020). Social Contact Patterns among Employees in 3 U.S. Companies during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic April to June 2020. Pre-print downloaded Oct 15 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.14.20212423