No Detectable Surge in Sars-CoV-2 Transmission Attributable to the April 7, 2020 Wisconsin Election

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ID11026446
AuthorsKathy Leung (0000-0003-4777-388X, Kathy Leung and Joseph T. Wu are with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China. Kuang Xu and Lawrence M. Wein are with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.), Joseph T Wu (0000-0002-3155-5987, Kathy Leung and Joseph T. Wu are with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China. Kuang Xu and Lawrence M. Wein are with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.), Kuang Xu (0000-0002-2221-1648, Kathy Leung and Joseph T. Wu are with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China. Kuang Xu and Lawrence M. Wein are with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.), Lawrence M Wein (0000-0001-6125-0220, Kathy Leung and Joseph T. Wu are with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China. Kuang Xu and Lawrence M. Wein are with the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.)
Year2020
Volume110
Issue8
Pages1169-1170
Publication date2020-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2020.305770
PMID32552029
OpenAlexW3036381743
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited2

The April 7, 2020, Wisconsin election produced a large natural experiment to help understand the transmission risks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of April 14, 2020, 1 551 711 total votes were cast (https://bit.ly/2yWPhlF),1 and 1 138 491 absentee ballots were returned as of April 21, 2020,1 suggesting that approximately 413 220 people voted in person. Waiting times in Milwaukee averaged 1.5 to 2 hours.2 Poll workers had surgical masks and latex gloves, hand sanitizer was made available to voters, isopropyl alcohol wipes were used to clean voting equipment, and painting tape and signs were used to facilitate social distancing.1 (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 18, 2020: e1-e2. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305770)

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Environmental health · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Social distance · Sociology · Telecommunications · Transmission (telecommunications) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Engineering · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Virology

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