Stefan Flasche
Associate Professor at LSHTM, math. modeller, epidemiologist, vaccinologist, pneumococcologist
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IDDjobs — Modelling COVID-19 transmission in a community in London — LSHTM
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Mapping global trends in vaccine confidence and investigating barriers to vaccine uptake: a large-scale retrospective temporal modelling study
To our knowledge, this is the largest study of global vaccine confidence to date,
allowing for cross-country comparisons and changes over time. Our findings highlight
the importance of regular monitoring to detect emerging trends to prompt...
IDDjobs — Postdoc position in mathematical/statistical modelling of the COVID-19 pandemic at Institut Pasteur, Paris under the supervision of S Cauchemez — Institut Pasteur
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Abbott's Fast, $5, 15-Minute, Easy-to-Use COVID-19 Antigen Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization; Mobile App Displays Test Results to Help Our Return to Daily Life; Ramping Production to 50 Million Tests a Month
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card rapid test for detection of...
Chief Operating Officer (Malawi)
MLW is a large, vibrant, and successful research partnership in southern Malawi. We are seeking a professional and experienced COO to join our Senior Leadership Team as we achieve our goals of conducting research to benefit health and train the next...
Africa to be declared free of wild polio
Rumours and misinformation about the vaccine slowed down immunisation efforts.
Stefan Flasche
BBC News - Africa to be declared free of wild polio in 'milestone'
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The contribution of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections to transmission on the Diamond Princess cruise ship
Stefan Flasche
Nice example of what additional info you can (and cannot) extract from data via math modelling:
The contribution of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections to transmission on the Diamond Princess cruise ship
doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… @JonCEmery @Rein_Houben
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Are We Looking for the Wrong Coronavirus Vaccines?
The best vaccines don’t just prevent a disease; they also prevent the pathogen causing the disease from being transmitted. So why aren’t we focusing more on those?
Coronavirus in Europe: dozens of schools report infections in Berlin
Cases on rise across Europe with Spain alone registering nearly 70,000 in past fortnight
Stefan Flasche
Concerning news on #COVID19 in Schools in Berlin.
Not clear though if this is *because* of schools being open or simply underlying high pop prevalence.
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Accelerator Awards
The African Career Accelerator awards provide fellowship support for African postdoctoral researchers (or non-African citizens with permanent residency status) who are launching their own research group.
Volunteers needed for COVID-19 detection dog trial | LSHTM
Led by the ARCTEC team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) in collaboration with the charity Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University, the trial will determine whether dogs could be used as a new rapid, non-invasive...
Immunisation PhD Opportunities - Deadline: 31 August 2020 | Immunisation | Health Protection Research Unit
Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Response and Preparedness
2020 Pumphandle lecture - The John Snow Society
Our biggest event of the year is coming up. We are excited to let you know that this year’s pumphandle lecture will be given John Nkengasong on 10th September 3pm UK time!The lecture will be held remotely – please register here.
The pandemic appears to have spared Africa so far. Scientists are struggling to explain why
Antibody studies suggest large numbers of infections have occurred but the death toll remains low
INCREASED RISK OF SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION IN STAFF WORKING ACROSS DIFFERENT CARE HOMES ENCHANCED CoVID-19 OUTBREAK INVESTIGATIONS IN LONDON CARE HOMES
Care homes have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to suffer large outbreaks even when community infection rates a…