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Reducing NHS waiting lists in the wake of COVID
Mathematicians help with clearing the massive NHS backlog for heart conditions.
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Logistic growth: The mathematics of COVID variants
How to tell quickly if a new variant is on the rise.
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Maths helps curb COVID-19 in schools
UK Schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative that has received significant input from mathematicians.
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Understanding waning immunity
What can we expect from a disease for which natural or vaccine induced immunity wanes?
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Why the generation time of COVID-19 is important
To work out the famous R number you need to know the time between infections.
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Understanding the generation time for COVID-19
How long does it take for one person to infect another?
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How to work out doubling time
The doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
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Pandemics and psychology
Can you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?
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Reckoning with R: What will happen over autumn and winter?
Should we again reduce our social contacts? Is vaccinating 12-to-15-year-olds effective? What about boosters? The ready reckoner helps provide some answers.
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Winter is coming: Where are we going?
What can we expect from the pandemic this winter and autumn?
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Keeping people safe at large events
How can sporting events, concerts, or festivals be kept safe in the face of rising COVID-19 infections?
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COVID-19 and universities: What do we know?
What can last year's experiences tell us about the coming academic year?