Publications

COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Africa: A scoping review of the use of mathematical models to inform policy.

Author(s): Ofori SK, Dankwa EA, Estrada EH, Hua X, Kimani TN, Wade CG, Buckee CO, Murray MB, Hedt-Gauthier BL|Journal: Trop Med Int Health|PMID: 38740040| June 2024

Mathematical models are vital tools to understand transmission dynamics and assess the impact of interventions to mitigate COVID-19. However, historically,…

Viral kinetics of sequential SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Author(s): Kissler SM, Hay JA, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Anderson DJ, Ho DD, Grubaugh ND, Grad YH|Journal: Nat Commun|PMID: 37798265| October 2023

The impact of a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of subsequent infections has been unclear. Using a convenience sample…

Generating simple classification rules to predict local surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Author(s): Yaesoubi R, You S, Xi Q, Menzies NA, Tuite A, Grad YH, Salomon JA|Journal: Health Care Manag Sci|PMID: 36692583| January 2023

Low rates of vaccination, emergence of novel variants of SARS-CoV-2, and increasing transmission relating to seasonal changes and relaxation of…

Quantifying the impact of immune history and variant on SARS-CoV-2 viral kinetics and infection rebound: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s): Hay JA, Kissler SM, Fauver JR, Mack C, Tai CG, Samant RM, Connolly S, Anderson DJ, Khullar G, MacKay M, Patel M, Kelly S, Manhertz A, Eiter I, Salgado D, Baker T, Howard B, Dudley JT, Mason CE, Nair M, Huang Y, DiFiori J, Ho DD, Grubaugh N, Grad YH|Journal: Elife|PMID: 36383192| November 2022

The combined impact of immunity and SARS-CoV-2 variants on viral kinetics during infections has been unclear. We characterized 1,280 infections…