COVID-19 and the flu: data simulations and computational modelling to guide public health strategies.
Verda TunaligilGulsen MeralMustafa Resat DabakMehmet CanbulatSıddıka Semahat DemirPublished in: Family practice (2021)
Results support two affordable preventive measures: (i) to globally increase influenza-vaccination rates, (ii) to limit the number of personal contacts during outbreaks. The authors endorse changing practices and research incentives towards multidisciplinary collaborations. The urgency of the situation is a call for international health policy to promote interdisciplinary modern technologies in public health engineering.
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