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AI4Pandemics Talk #9: Romesh Abeysuriya, Burnet Institute
November 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Title: Long-term COVID-19 strategies with intermittent control measures
Abstract: The COVID-19 vaccines used in Australia have all demonstrated high efficacy against severe disease and death. However, multiple models have shown that the combination of imperfect protection against infection and more infectious variants means that Australia, and other countries globally, are unlikely to achieve herd immunity. A key question is therefore what control strategies are proportionate and sustainable, in a world with high vaccine coverage, no herd immunity, and ongoing importations of cases into the community from relaxed quarantine and increased travel. In this seminar, I will present a modelling study carried out by the Burnet Institute where we used the Covasim model to explore options for using intermittent measures to maintain long-term epidemic control.