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Table 1 County policies, by policy domains

From: The U.S. COVID-19 County Policy Database: a novel resource to support pandemic-related research

Policy

Description

Panel A. Containment and Closure Domain

Workplaces

Extent of closure of non-essential office work

Public events

Any event open to the public or through purchase of a ticket

Private gatherings

Any gathering not open to the public or through purchase of a ticket (e.g., weddings)

Public transport

Extent of closure and based on the most comprehensive policy

Stay at home orders

Presence/absence and associated exceptions (e.g., essential trips)

Gyms

Capacity restrictions

Restaurants

Indoor capacity restrictions, outdoor, and takeout/delivery

Bars

Indoor capacity restrictions, outdoor, and takeout/delivery

Movie theaters

Capacity restrictions

Schools

Extent of closure of public schools and universities

Childcare settings

Scoring aligned with school closing policy

Salons/barber shops

Capacity restrictions

Religious gatherings

Capacity restrictions

Nursing homes

Visitation limitations or ban

Curfews

Presence/absence, including requirements that bars close by a specific time

Panel B. Economic Support Domain

Housing support

Presence/absence of program (e.g., rent payment support/relief, mortgage payment support/relief, eviction freezes/limitations)

Utility support

Presence/absence of program (e.g., flexible payments, utility bill discounts, utility shut-off freezes)

Panel C. Public Health Domain

Public information

Level of comprehensiveness of campaign

Testing policy

Groups for which public testing is available

Contact tracing

Level of comprehensiveness of contact tracing efforts

Facial coverings

Extent of mask requirement in shared/public spaces

Vaccine availability

Vaccine availability by group (e.g., essential workers, elderly)

  1. Additional details on scoring criteria for the policies included in the study are presented in Supplemental Table 2