Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Mathematical modeling as a tool for policy decision making: Applications to the COVID-19 pandemic
Published 2021The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the importance of mathematical modeling in advising scientific bodies and informing public policy making. Modeling allows a flexible theoretical framework to be ...Book chapter -
Predicting COVID-19 mortality with electronic medical records
Published 2021This study aims to predict death after COVID-19 using only the past medical information routinely collected in electronic health records (EHRs) and to understand the differences in risk factors across age groups. Combining ...Article -
Role of masks, testing and contact tracing in preventing COVID-19 resurgences: a case study from New South Wales, Australia
Published 2021OBJECTIVES: The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease, has the potential to spread exponentially. Therefore, as long as a substantial proportion of the population ...Article -
Modelling the potential impact of mask use in schools and society on COVID-19 control in the UK
Published 2021As the UK reopened after the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic, crucial questions emerged around the role for ongoing interventions, including test-trace-isolate (TTI) strategies and mandatory masks. Here we assess the ...Article