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Facing the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, state and local leaders have taken unprecedented measures to protect their communities, such as closing schools and businesses, banning large gatherings, and placing residents under shelter-at-home orders. These interventions are having wide-ranging effects on the health, economy, and social well-being of populations. As communities move toward recovery, policymakers face difficult questions about how and when to relax interventions and how to weigh the economic cost of prolonged mitigation measures against the risk of a second wave of the virus. This tool supports decisionmakers in planning a recovery roadmap by estimating the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions on health and economic outcomes. The tool also provides qualitative guidance on the efficacy, costs, and potential unintended consequences of a range of interventions. The tool draws on an epidemiological model and an economic model to estimate effects, based on evidence from past epidemics, peer-reviewed literature, and data from the current pandemic. Data on current impacts are updated daily where available.

Betacoronavirus; Commerce; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections; Health Policy; Public Health

Use this state policy evaluation tool to: Review updated public health and economic data by state; Model the social and economic effects of changing intervention levels; Evaluate best-practice guidelines for interventions; Compare other policy considerations for interventions.

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