Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

November 2, 2020

The Effect of Eviction Moratoriums on the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Evictions led to significant increases in SARS-CoV-2 infections in a model simulating changes in housing patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the model scenario for Philadelphia, a city with historically high eviction rates, the increase was especially pronounced as it considered a heterogenous city with frequent contacts between residents. The model indicated that evictions lead to significant increases in infections for the broader population, not only among those who were evicted or who received families who had been evicted into their homes, across a variety of scenarios.

Sheen et al. (Nov 1, 2020). The Effect of Eviction Moratoriums on the Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. MedRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.27.20220897