ArticleEpidemics2021
Challenges on the interaction of models and policy for pandemic control.
Article in Epidemics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Infectious disease modelling for SARS-CoV-2 in Africa to guide policy: A systematic review.Epidemics · 2022Pooled it
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- Improving modelling for epidemic response: a progress update from a community of UK infectious disease modellers.Interface focus · 2025Article
- Visual preferences for communicating modelling: a global analysis of COVID-19 policy and decision makers.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- Crises and complexity: how can we make health interventions succeed?Health policy and planning · 2025Article
- Framework to guide the use of mathematical modelling in evidence-based policy decision-making.BMJ open · 2025Review
- How does policy modelling work in practice? A global analysis on the use of epidemiological modelling in health crises.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing decisions for outbreak response: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Ten simple rules for good model-sharing practices.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Political decision-makers and mathematical modellers of infectious disease outbreaks: the sweet spot for engagement.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- The challenges of data in future pandemics.Epidemics · 2022Review
- Challenges for modelling interventions for future pandemics.Epidemics · 2022Article
- Challenges in estimation, uncertainty quantification and elicitation for pandemic modelling.Epidemics · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen infectious disease modelling at the forefront of government decision-making. Models have been widely used throughout the pandemic to estimate pathogen spread and explore the potential impact of different intervention strategies. Infectious disease modellers and policymakers have worked effectively together, but there are many avenues for progress on this interface. In this paper, we identify and discuss seven broad challenges on the interaction of models and policy for pandemic control. We then conclude with suggestions and recommendations for the future.
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