MS02 - MEPI-12
Incorporating control into infectious disease models
Monday, July 14 at 3:50pm

Organizers:
Michael A. Robert (Virginia Tech)
Description:
Mathematical models are important for designing and evaluating control strategies for infectious diseases. Models are useful for proposing new control strategies, comparing strategies against one another, and assessing the efficacy of strategies that were implemented during outbreaks. Model results can then be used to inform policy at multiple organization levels from regional approaches to outbreak response to optimization of resources for managing large outbreaks. In this mini-symposium, we review recent modeling work that focuses on control of infectious diseases and the factors that contribute–or impede–successful control. The talks in the mini-symposium will address issues in control related to pathogens, the environment, population heterogeneities, and host behavior.
Stacey Smith?
University of Ottawa"Could COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates have made a difference if they were rolled out earlier?"
Indunil M. Hewage
Washington State University"The population-level impact of COVID-19 vaccines: Investigating the different aspects of vaccine effectiveness."
Carrie Manore
Los Alamos National Labs"Designing Models and Forecasts with Non-Traditional Data to Assess Interventions and Prevention"
