Rob de Boer: Lehren aus der COVID-Krise. Neue Ergebnisse aus Brasilien

In the organizer's words:

How can we respond better to pandemics in future? Five years ago, images of mass graves in Brazil were shocking. In the city of Manaus, the COVID pandemic brought rapidly rising infection rates. Hospitals and cemeteries were overloaded. Older people in particular became infected, as there was no immunity in the population. Many hoped that the worst was over after the first wave. But the second wave was even more deadly. Why hadn't herd immunity developed? Scientist Rob de Boer analyzes the extensive data from Brazil and explains how we can respond better to pandemics in the future.

Prof. Dr. Rob de Boer conducts research in the field of quantitative immunology at Utrecht University. He analyzes the dynamics of infection using mathematical models.

Introduction: Prof. Dr. Thomas Höfer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

Language: English

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