{"id":3134,"date":"2021-01-08T19:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T03:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=3134"},"modified":"2021-02-22T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T05:19:22","slug":"effectiveness-of-physical-distancing-staying-6-feet-over-to-put-respiratory-viruses-6-feet-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2021\/01\/08\/effectiveness-of-physical-distancing-staying-6-feet-over-to-put-respiratory-viruses-6-feet-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Effectiveness of Physical Distancing: Staying 6 Feet Over to Put Respiratory Viruses 6 Feet Under"},"content":{"rendered":"

Results from an analysis of 13,324 nasopharyngeal swabs collected at a single hospital in Arizona between January 1, 2017, and July 31, 2020, found a significant reduction in the detection of respiratory viruses other than SARS-CoV-2, coinciding with the implementation of distancing and masking policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average monthly positivity rate for the months between April and July declined from 25% for 2017\u20132019 to 2% in the same period of 2020. However, it is not clear what proportions of the observed declines in testing and positivity were due to non-pharmaceutical interventions, since the COVID-19 pandemic may also be causing reluctance to seek medical care.<\/p>\n

Freeman et al. (Jan 1, 2021). Effectiveness of Physical Distancing: Staying 6 Feet Over to Put Respiratory Viruses 6 Feet Under. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. <\/i>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.mayocp.2020.10.040<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Results from an analysis of 13,324 nasopharyngeal swabs collected at a single hospital in Arizona between January 1, 2017, and July 31, 2020, found a significant reduction in the detection of respiratory viruses other than SARS-CoV-2, coinciding with the implementation of distancing and masking policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average monthly positivity rate for…<\/p>\n

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