Population Mobility and Aging Accelerate the Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Deep South: A County-Level Longitudinal Analysis

Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 15;74(Supplement_3):e1-e3. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac050.

ABSTRACT

Population mobility and aging at local areas contributed to the geospatial disparities in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission among 418 counties in the Deep South. In predicting the incidence of COVID-19, a significant interaction was found between mobility and the proportion of older adults. Effective disease control measures should be tailored to vulnerable communities.

PMID:35568472 | DOI:10.1093/cid/ciac050