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Social distancing decreases an individual’s likelihood of contracting COVID-19

Social distancing decreases an individual’s likelihood of contracting COVID-19

Significance Previous work establishes the effectiveness of social distancing for reducing COVID-19 transmission at the aggregate level: Locales in which restrictions were imposed experienced a reduction in spread of the virus. However, we know little about the effectiveness of social distancing at the level of the individual. Do individuals who …