contexts of covid 19
Pandemic strategies in COVID-19
Countries followed a variety of overarching strategies for their approach to the pandemic. These include elimination (or zero COVID), mitigation, herd immunity, and uncoordinated approaches.
COVID -19 Policies and Epidemiology Research Project
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as public policies, have been the mainstay in the fight against COVID-19. The effectiveness of physical distancing policies in different contexts is not known and many factors play a role in the epidemiology of COVID-19. The International COVID-19 Policies and Epidemiology Working Group formed to study which policies work and where.
Our database harmonizes international COVID-19 data on policy-relevant factors that influence acquiring or having severe outcomes from COVID-19.
Presentations and events
December 9 and 10, 2021
Congratulations to our students on their presentations and funding awards!
Information Box Group
Japleen Thind
Presented on COVID-19 responses in Pakistan for the Health Sciences Research Day
Peter Miller
Presented on Comparative COVID-19 responses in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland for the Life Sciences Research Day
Anna Wynfield
Received a National Science Foundation (NSF) 2021 Graduate Research Fellowship
Information Box Group
Kaelyn McGinty
Presented on individual-level factors affecting acquisition and severity of COVID-19 for the Health Sciences Research Day
Janany Gunabalasingam
Presented on COVID-19 responses in Sri Lanka and Singapore for the Health Sciences Research Day
Sabrina Sorbara
Received the 2023 Robert Alan Kennedy Research Experience Award
policies and epidemiology of covid 19
Ontario physical distancing policies and epidemiology from January – September 2020: A case report
“Ontario’s first case of COVID-19 was recorded on January 25, 2020, and Ontario had 100 cases on March 14, 2020. A state of emergency was declared on March 17, 2020; at that time, there were 186 cases and 1 death. As of October 5, 2020, there were 54,814 cases and 2,980 deaths in Ontario. Figure 4 shows the number of daily cases and deaths in Ontario and dates for each of the included policies from January to October 1, 2020…“
Figure 4. Number of reported COVID-19 cases and deaths in Ontario with select policies
from January to October 1, 2020
Presentations and events
December 9 and 10, 2021
COVID -19 Policies and Epidemiology Research Project
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as public policies, have been the mainstay in the fight against COVID-19. The effectiveness of physical distancing policies in different contexts is not known and many factors play a role in the epidemiology of COVID-19. The International COVID-19 Policies and Epidemiology Working Group formed to study which policies work and where.
Our database harmonizes international COVID-19 data on policy-relevant factors that influence acquiring or having severe outcomes from COVID-19.
Congratulations to our students on their presentations and funding awards!
Information Box Group
Japleen Thind
Presented on COVID-19 responses in Pakistan for the Health Sciences Research Day
Peter Miller
Presented on Comparative COVID-19 responses in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland for the Life Sciences Research Day
Anna Wynfield
Received a National Science Foundation (NSF) 2021 Graduate Research Fellowship
Information Box Group
Kaelyn McGinty
Presented on individual-level factors affecting acquisition and severity of COVID-19 for the Health Sciences Research Day
Janany Gunabalasingam
Presented on COVID-19 responses in Sri Lanka and Singapore for the Health Sciences Research Day