Stochastic social behavior coupled to COVID-19 dynamics leads to waves, plateaus and an endemic state

no code implementations • 28 Jan 2021 • Alexei V. Tkachenko, Sergei Maslov, Tong Wang, Ahmed Elbanna, George N. Wong, Nigel Goldenfeld

It is well recognized that population heterogeneity plays an important role in the spread of epidemics.

Modeling COVID-19 dynamics in Illinois under non-pharmaceutical interventions

1 code implementation • 3 Jun 2020 • George N. Wong, Zachary J. Weiner, Alexei V. Tkachenko, Ahmed Elbanna, Sergei Maslov, Nigel Goldenfeld

We apply this model not only to the state as a whole but also its sub-regions in order to account for the wide disparities in population size and density.

Populations and Evolution Medical Physics Physics and Society