Study: Mitigation Efforts Can Help Prevent Campus Coronavirus Spread 24 Dec 2020 A research study by a Massachusetts research hospital suggests that the spread of coronavirus can be lessened or prevented on college campuses. The study claims that social distancing, mask-wearing, isolation, and testing can prevent the majority of cases. Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston published a study this week that claims that American universities and colleges can prevent the spread of coronavirus cases on campus by adopting a simple protocol that includes rules on social distancing, mask-wearing, isolation, and mandatory testing. The study’s model predicts that approximately 75 percent of students would contract the virus if mitigation protocols were entirely ignored. The study also claims that mandatory mask policies are amongst the most effective ways to minimize the spread on campus.