March 23, 2020

Healthcare worker absenteeism, child care costs, and COVID-19 school closures: a simulation analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• Simulated models in this study find that HCW absenteeism could range from 7.5% to 8.6%, and about 99% of counties across the U.S. would find it less expensive to provide child care to all HCWs with children than to bear the costs of HCW absenteeism during school closures. 

Chin et al. (Mar 19, 2020). Healthcare worker absenteeism, child care costs, and COVID-19 school closures: a simulation analysis. Pre-print downloaded Mar 23 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.19.20039404