Impact of the Euro 2020 championship on the spread of COVID-19

2 code implementations • 18 Jan 2023 • Jonas Dehning, Sebastian B. Mohr, Sebastian Contreras, Philipp Dönges, Emil N. Iftekhar, Oliver Schulz, Philip Bechtle, Viola Priesemann

Large-scale events like the UEFA Euro~2020 football (soccer) championship offer a unique opportunity to quantify the impact of gatherings on the spread of COVID-19, as the number and dates of matches played by participating countries resembles a randomized study.

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Nachhaltige Strategien gegen die COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland im Winter 2021/2022

no code implementations • 10 Nov 2021 • Viola Priesemann, Eberhard Bodenschatz, Sandra Ciesek, Eva Grill, Emil N. Iftekhar, Christian Karagiannidis, André Karch, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Berit Lange, Sebastian A. Müller, Kai Nagel, Armin Nassehi, Mathias W. Pletz, Barbara Prainsack, Ulrike Protzer, Leif Erik Sander, Andreas Schuppert, Anita Schöbel, Klaus Überla, Carsten Watzl, Hajo Zeeb

In this position paper, a large group of interdisciplinary experts outlines response strategies against the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the winter of 2021/2022 in Germany.

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The winter dilemma

1 code implementation • 4 Oct 2021 • Sebastian Contreras, Philipp Dönges, Joel Wagner, Simon Bauer, Sebastian B. Mohr, Emil N. Iftekhar, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Michael Maes, Kai Nagel, André Calero Valdez, Viola Priesemann

Opinions, in turn, depend on information, e. g., about vaccine safety or current infection levels.

Mutational signatures and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma and Lambda variants

1 code implementation • 23 Aug 2021 • Karen Y. Oróstica, Sebastian Contreras, Sebastian B. Mohr, Jonas Dehning, Simon Bauer, David Medina-Ortiz, Emil N. Iftekhar, Karen Mujica, Paulo C. Covarrubias, Soledad Ulloa, Andrés E. Castillo, Ricardo A. Verdugo, Jorge Fernández, Álvaro Olivera-Nappa, Viola Priesemann

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern endangers the long-term control of COVID-19, especially in countries with limited genomic surveillance.