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Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

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The challengeThe challenge

  • What exactly is a virus?
  • How dangerous is the new virus?
  • What are our options to contain spread?
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Mapping transmissionMapping transmission

  • How do we model viral transmission?
  • Susceptible, infected or recovered? The compartmental transmission model
  • A simulation with 11 million Belgians: the individual-based model
  • A country of commuters: the meta-population model
  • How do we detect viral transmission?
  • Who has (had) COVID-19?
  • How dangerous are superspreaders?
03

Mapping societal impactMapping societal impact

  • Are surveys reliable?
  • Do we change our behavior?
  • Can schools stay open?
  • How (un)safe are our nursing homes?
04

Mapping clinical impactMapping clinical impact

  • Will our hospitals overflow?
  • Can vaccines protect us?
  • How deadly is COVID-19?
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The futureThe future

  • When will the next pandemic hit us?
  • What have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • What can YOU do?