Canada's provincial COVID-19 pandemic modelling efforts: A review of mathematical models and their impacts on the responses.

ABSTRACT:

Setting

Mathematical modelling played an important role in the public health response to COVID-19 in Canada. Variability in epidemic trajectories, modelling approaches, and data infrastructure across provinces provides a unique opportunity to understand the factors that shaped modelling strategies.

Intervention

Provinces implemented stringent pandemic interventions to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission, considering evidence from epidemic models. This study aimed to summarize provincial COVID-19 modelling efforts. We identified modelling teams working with provincial decision-makers, through referrals and membership in Canadian modelling networks. Information on models, data sources, and knowledge translation were abstracted using standardized instruments.

Outcomes

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SUBMITTER: Xia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382646 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature