Since the start of the new coronavirus outbreak, our researchers have been working hard to understand the epidemic. From research on the spread of the virus and number of people infected to the impact of measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease, the task is huge.
Scientists from around the world are working together to better understand the virus and its spread. Epidemiologists, immunologists, virologists, phylogeneticists and healthcare professionals are all working at lightning speed on different bits of the puzzle. How do we bring it all together to understand what we’re dealing with and what we should do about it? Mathematical modelling helps to understand patterns in data and inform the outbreak response.
But how does it work? How has our understanding of COVID-19 developed? How are we using what we’ve found to inform big decisions?
On 24 June 2020, Dr Katy Gaythorpe, Dr Juliette Unwin and Dr Lilith Wittles answered your questions about our research and how their work has changed since the outbreak started.
Who were our speakers?
Dr Juliette Unwin’s research finds new ways to analyse outbreaks to help inform policy makers in real time. She’s currently looking at real time modelling of transmission rates (Rt) across Europe and the USA.
Dr Lilith Whittles is an infectious disease modeller with a background in mathematics and statistics. She is particularly interested in the spread and control of disease-causing bacteria.
Dr Katy Gaythorpe’s research uses mathematical modelling to understand whether interventions have impact.
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