COVID-19 has been impacting us all globally, nationally, and locally. The challenges we have been dealing with are expanding across many domains. COVID-19 outbreak is a human tragedy affecting thousands of people and the global economy. The situation is constantly evolving, resulting in varying implications. Therefore, we continue to require quick and robust analyses to prevent as much risk as possible, and if possible. With the distribution of vaccines and the implementation of mask mandates, the number of COVID-19 infections and their variants has decreased. As a result, most local and state governments have decided to lift the mask mandates. In New Jersey, the mask mandate was lifted on March 7, 2022. However, the Federal government decided to keep the mask mandate at the airports and airplanes until April 18, 2022, based on CDC recommendations.

This project is intended to showcase the skills you have learned in the course to date including mean and fundamental objectives, influence diagrams, decision tree, expected value, NPV, tradeoffs, probability and statistics, subjective probability, and the value of information. The text below is sufficient information as inputs to your models to get started. See the supplemental resources below for more detailed background information. Of course you can look for other resources as well.