As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ricochet across the country, the need for a coordinated response has never been more urgent. But since there is no coordination at the national level, it falls to governors to create at least a coordinated regional response to tamp down the spread of the coronavirus.by our team in the Social Analytics Lab at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy shows why coordination across large geographic areas is critically important.
We take cues from our social media connections on what to believe and how to act. When we see our friends having barbecues on Instagram, we begin to think it might be safe to gather with friends. When we speak to our parents over Zoom in distant states, we may tell them to wear masks and stay home.At scale, these digital connections move the needle — even more than local policy or geographically proximate travel.
We collected the mobility data through a collaboration with Facebook’s Data for Good initiative and SafeGraph’s COVID mobility research program. We measured connections over social media using an index of the degree to which different U.S. counties are socially connected on Facebook.
Myrtle Beach, S.C., reopened in mid-May and spent millions to promote tourism with advertisements and marketing campaigns targeting states like Ohio, Georgia, New York and New Jersey. Just two weeks later, the town and the surrounding county startedOur work also gives governors a way to coordinate their policies in the absence of national guidance.
opinion The people who want to lockdown should only be locked down. Enemy of people
opinion Stop being all gloom and doom. Let this run its course and move on. Somehow we be miraculously cured after the November election.
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opinion The only lockdown strategy should be no lockdowns.
opinion Let’s look at Sweden who had no lockdown whatsoever.... zero deaths yesterday. It’s almost like the virus gotta virus & then flattens out. 🤔 locked up inside is clearly not the answer.
DemopJ opinion Well, then our future is grim, because there’s no chance that coordination of lockdown procedures will happen when a third of the country thinks it’s a hoax.
opinion Complete over reach by authoritarians. Period.
opinion nonsense. the virus has proven it will work its way through the population, despite masks and social distancing. lockdowns merely delay the inevitable. protect the elderly and vulnerable until we have a safe and effective vaccine. that's all we can really do.
opinion Gosh if only there was some mechanism for states to work together. You know, United some way in a common goal where we share responsibilities and success.
opinion What is Gavin doing?
opinion Maybe less BLM protests might help
opinion Lockdowns push cases into the future.... Sweden says hold my beer
opinion I don't think our diversity is helping us with this
opinion A truly academically dishonest article.
opinion is complicit with fear mongering. fakenews They still only have one black reporter. hypocrites
opinion Correction: If the federal government doesn't coordinate a nationwide Covid plan, we're all f**ked. With the morons in the oval office now, the future is grim. TrumpIgnoresCovid
opinion Just stop idiots from the south from getting into California. Stop them at the border.
opinion All in the Governors & County hands. Notice any Republican Mayors or Governors complaining?
opinion DemocRATs...rioting looting and burning down cities killing police officers killing Americans killing businesses allowed
opinion You telling me I can't protest racism and honor St. Floyd in the streets anymore?
It’s getting grimmer every day.
Well, American future is grim not for the Russians & Germans pouring over the border taking over America thanks to traitors selling America out & destroying democracy trashing her constitution &Leading the helm Republican media & radio.
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