Agent-based models for investigating SARS-CoV-2 in K-12 Schools

Over the past 50 years, ABMs have been used to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to control spread of disease, reduce teenage smoking, diffuse technology, and update agricultural policies. For The Rockefeller Foundation’s COVID-19 testing protocol demonstration project in six schools, we use an ABM to understand the impact of COVID-19 screening testing on the spread of COVID among students, teachers, administrators, and other school staff.