New study says social distancing may be necessary in 2022

Social distancing is observed as hundreds of people line up to receive food and goods donated to the Chelsea Collaborative Inc. to be given out at the Pan …

Social distancing is observed as hundreds of people line up to receive food and goods donated to the Chelsea Collaborative Inc. to be given out at the Pan Y Cafe in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 14, 2020. – Chelsea has the highest infection rate of Covid-19 in Massachusetts and the largest latino and un-documented communities in the state with many families not eligible for state and federal help. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Posted: Apr 18, 2020 / 08:25 PM PDT

Updated: Apr 18, 2020 / 08:25 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — A new study by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) foreshadows where the U.S. will stand with the coronavirus in the future.

The research states social distancing might be necessary in 2022.

Researchers say the pandemic and post-pandemic transmission of COVID-19 will depend on several factors. Those include the seasonal variation in transmission, the duration of immunity, the degree of cross-immunity and the intensity and timing of control measures.

The study also looked into a range of scenarios for how the SARS-CoV-2 virus will spread over the next five years.

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