Community Covid infections before, after NCAA march madness tournament

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What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest that social gatherings among unvaccinated students were associated with increased COVID-19 infections in a university's community beginning eight days after the final game of participation in the 2021 NCAA March Madness basketball tournament.

Authors: Ashley L. O'Donoghue, Ph.D., of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30783)

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