Influence of Opening Up Daycare and Day Camps on Resurgence Potential of COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Infectivity Potential From Youth in Ontario, Canada

• Published in: IEEE transactions on computational social systems Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 1052 - 1060
• Main Authors: Snider, Brett, Phillips, Paige, McBean, Edward A., Gadsden, S. Andrew, Yawney, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.08.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Camps; Children; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; day camp; daycare; Disease control; Diseases; Hospitals; Human factors; infectivity modeling; mortality; pandemic; Public health; Public healthcare; SARS-CoV-2; Social distancing; Social factors; Viral diseases; Viruses; Youth; Canada

Concerns regarding the impact of opening daycares and day camps are examined to explore the sensitivity on outbreaks of COVID-19. Overall, while controlling the spread of COVID-19 must be a major concern for all people, society needs to consider various options, including those of alternative reopen...