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You’re heading to your first post-COVID-19 dinner party. How many guests is too many? Are hugging and handshakes OK now? And most importantly, should you bring your own cutlery?
Epidemiologists focus on diseases among groups of people. They also study the spread of disease among animals.
Fun fact: the term ‘influenza’ comes from the premodern belief stars influenced disease. Before epidemiologists, there were astrologers.
The US and its allies are demanding answers over how COVID-19 became a pandemic. But instead of pointing fingers at China, the inquiry should focus on scientific clues to help us thwart future disasters.
COVID-19 differs significantly from HIV and Ebola. But the potential consequences of having a misinformed public are similar.
Test, trace, maintain social distance, and keep travel bans and quarantines in place. These measures will help Australia keep the coronavirus in check as we gradually emerge from lockdown hibernation.
Gilead’s drug Remdesivir showed preliminary positive results in clinical trials. But what is this drug and how, exactly, does it work?
Are criticisms that governments should have done more fair?
Countries aiming to flatten the coronavirus curve have one crucial aim: reduce the “effective reproduction number” of the virus to below 1. This means the spread is slowing, rather than accelerating.
At least two thirds of mobile phones are contaminated with bacteria or viruses, but most people never clean them.
Those who work in the background to keep everyone healthy — public health nurses, health inspectors, laboratory techs and epidemiologists — deserve recognition in the fight against COVID-19.
Every time the virus copies itself it makes mistakes, creating a trail that researchers can use to build a family tree with information about where it’s traveled, and when.
Swedish authorities claim the country is rapidly approaching herd immunity.
In Kenya, the Spanish flu caused various forms of social and economic disruption, ranging from social distancing to the suspension of nonessential services and widespread food shortages.
The link between air pollution and elevated death rates for COVID-19 may be overestimated.
Social science researchers can help make sure contact tracing is carried out in all provinces in Indonesia.
It is not surprising that being unhealthy makes you more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. But what may worry you is just how many Americans are in this high-risk group.
Why is there such a wide difference in projections for how much COVID-19 will spread? An expert in disease modeling explains what models can and cannot do.
I’m here to say: make sure you read beyond the headlines.
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Professor in Mathematical Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Head of School of Population Health and Professor, Infectious Diseases Dynamics and Interventions, UNSW
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Public Health, American University
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Professor and Chair of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh
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Ph.D. Student in Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Vanderbilt University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW