Johns Hopkins has changed its guidance on re-opening the economy after pushback from librarians
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On April 18, the Johns Hopkins Center For Health Security issued a report offering science-based guidance for state officials including governors on how to safely re-open communities. The report offered a risk assessment for various types of businesses and public spaces, with advice on how to best ease out of social distancing without creating a spike in coronavirus cases.
The recommendations got swift and immediate pushback from an unlikely source: librarians. On Twitter and other social media platforms, they were quick to criticize the paper’s characterization of libraries as being “low risk” for re-opening. Libraries were characterized as low risk based on contact intensity and number of contacts, similar to walking trails and parks.
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