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Halting SARS-CoV-2 by Targeting High-Contact Individuals

Halting SARS-CoV-2 by Targeting High-Contact Individuals

Network scientists have proposed that infectious diseases involving person-to-person transmission may be effectively halted by targeting interventions at a minority of highly connected individuals. Can this strategy be effective in combating a virus partly transmitted in close-range contact, as many believe SARS-CoV-2 to be? Effectiveness critically depends on high between-person …