Re: Nature has published an article on COVID-19 transmission in universities

[Sam Black <samuel_black@sfu.ca>]

Thanks Oliver. I did indeed find the results interesting!

Best wishes,

Sam 

Sam Black

Assoc. Prof. Philosophy, SFU

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From: Oliver Schulte <oschulte@cs.sfu.ca>
Sent: August 31, 2021 9:21:02 AM
To: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Nature has published an article on COVID-19 transmission in universities

 

Hi all,

some of you may find the models interesting. From the results section:

"Our results suggest that, under normal circumstances, COVID-19 would spread readily in a university setting. Our data-driven approach reveals natural heterogeneities in student mixing patterns that can be exploited to enhance disease control. We find that controlling transmission is possible with combinations of social distancing, online teaching, self-isolation and potentially mass testing of students without symptoms."

Regards,

Oliver

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