Epidemics9 conference 2023

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Members of the SIMID team are excited to announce their participation in the upcoming Epidemics9 conference, to be held in Bologna from November 29th to December 1st. We are looking forward to engaging with experts from around the globe and sharing insights on the latest developments in the field. You can find our contributions here... (more…)
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Two vacancies for research positions

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The SIMID  consortium is seeking highly motivated and skilled researchers to join our team at the University of Antwerp (CHERMID). We value diversity and recognize the strength that a multidisciplinary approach brings to our research endeavors. By becoming a member of our team, you will have the invaluable opportunity to collaborate with leading experts in the fields of health economics, epidemiology, and infectious disease modeling. Join us and make a significant contribution to the exciting and rapidly evolving field of health economics by working on a PhD thesis focused on Covid-19 and pandemic preparedness.  More information: PhD candidate in Health Economics with a focus on evaluating Covid-19 response in Europe | (www.uantwerpen.be) PhD candidate in Health Economics with a focus on policy making on Covid-19 vaccination. | (www.uantwerpen.be) Deadline: July…
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Recht van antwoord

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Graag reageren we vanuit het SIMID consortium op de opmerkingen die verschenen op Twitter eind februari 2023 in verband met de COVID-19 modellen die wij ontwikkeld en toegepast hebben. Hiermee willen we enkele zaken verduidelijken en rechtzetten. Vanuit een wetenschappelijke invalshoek met peer review vatten we dit aan als woord en wederwoord. (more…)
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Invited lecture Prof. Philippe Beutels

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Prof. Phillippe Beutels gave on January 14th, an invited lecture at the UAntwerp spectrumlezingen entitled "Infectiemodellen als kristallen bol? Covid-19 en gezondheid, economie, welzijn en rechtvaardigheid". You can watch the recording at https://eu-lti.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/playback (in Dutch).
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SARS-CoV-2 Newsletter Jan 2021

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We have merged our ongoing SARS-CoV-2 related activities in a one-page newsletter. It links to different resources and we hope you find it useful despite that it covers many topics, including more technical ones. Please don't hesitate to ask for more details.  The first newsletter is available on our COVID-19 page.
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DSI website on Covid-19 research

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The SIMID COVID-19 modelling team encompasses researchers from Hasselt University (CenStat, DSI) and the University of Antwerp (CHERMID, Vaxinfectio). Please find more info on the DSI website.    
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Supercomputers & Coronavirus (movie)

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Given the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19, we are are intensively modelling how intervention strategies can fight the spread of the virus using our VSC supercomputers, in collaboration with Researchers Sorbonne Université. See our movie!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0PZukXy8qU&feature=youtu.be
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How to use antiviral drugs for COVID-19?

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We used a simulation-based model of viral transmission to test the impact of different intervention measures for the control of COVID-19. The use of an antiviral drug, in combination with contact tracing, quarantine and isolation, results in a significant decrease of the mean final size and the peak incidence of local outbreaks of COVID-19, provided delays in contact tracing are small. Integrating antiviral drugs together with contact tracing and quarantine is predicted through this model to be an effective tool for the control of local outbreaks of COVID-19. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.19.20038182v1  
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