Webinar: Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – Mathematical Modelling and Response Decisions

As countries grapple with how best to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the reverberations it is sending through their societies and economies, understanding of how the virus is behaving, and what measures might best combat it, continues to advance.

The fifteenth in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest Professor Azra Ghani helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.

What is the role of mathematical modelling in controlling epidemics? What are its value and limitations for shaping decision-making? And to what extent has modelling informed responses to this pandemic?

Professor Azra Ghani is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at Imperial College London. Her research involves mathematical modelling, including of the COVID-19 pandemic, to explore the impact of interventions and to help guide policy.

Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.