Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: quantifying the practice in Michigan - a "hotspot state" early in the pandemic - using a volunteer-based online survey.

Andrea E Cassidy-BushrowMohammed BaseerKaren KippenAlbert M LevinJia LiIan LovelessLaila M PoissonLonni SchultzGanesa WegienkaYueren ZhouChristine Cole Johnson

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

Michiganders responding to the surveys were both practicing and supportive of social distancing. State-level executive orders positively impacted behaviors early in the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan. Additional supports are needed to help vulnerable populations practice social distancing, including older individuals.

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