[cmath] You're Invited to What the Numbers Say: Endemicity: What's Next?

[Jordana Feldman]

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You're invited to a live Town Hall on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 5pm EST.
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As Omicron wanes around the world, a number of countries are preparing to transition into an endemic state. Whether we “learn to live with SARS-CoV-2” or not will be determined by future variant outbreaks, the modelling of available data and subsequent public health measures.

Amid this uncertainty, many people are wondering what this means for daily life.

Are we going to require boosters soon?
How long will we need to wear masks indoors?
What will happen when another variant of concern inevitably emerges?
And most importantly, what have we learned from the data collected over the past two years that can help us chart a less severe response to future outbreaks?
Host Michael Li (University of Alberta) leads an in-depth discussion that will examine what the numbers say about charting an unknown path forward with what we’ve managed to learn.

Register today to secure your spot at the event. Please send your questions to the panel by Wednesday, March 9 to taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca <mailto:taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca?subject=Question%20for%20WTNS%20>. 

RSVP Now
 <https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-the-numbers-say-endemicity-whats-next-tickets-276844708977>
Please send your questions for the panellists to taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca <mailto:taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca?subject=Question%20for%20WTNS>. Questions must be submitted by Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Dr. Amy Hurford was recently in the news discussing the challenges Omicron has presented to mathematicians trying to model pandemic response. 
Read more
 <https://www.cp24.com/news/omicron-making-life-difficult-for-mathematicians-trying-to-track-covid-19-1.5739310>

Jane Heffernan
York University Research Chair, Department of Mathematics & Statistics; Director, Centre for Disease Modelling (CDM)
Bio
 <https://cirnetwork.ca/researcher/jane-heffernan/>

Steven J. Hoffman
Professor of Global Health, Law, and Political Science, York University; Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair in Global Governance & Legal Epidemiology
Bio
 <https://www.globalstrategylab.org/team/steven-hoffman>

Amy Hurford
Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Biology and Mathematics and Statistics
Bio
 <https://ahurford.github.io/website/#dr.-amy-hurford>
For more information, please visit: http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/public-health <http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/20-21/COVID-19>
Questions you would like to ask the panelists may be submitted up to Wednesday March 9, 2022 at taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca <mailto:taskforce at fields.utoronto.ca?subject=Question%20for%20WTNS>.

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Jordana Feldman
Senior Writer
The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences
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Toronto, Ontario M5T 3J1
Tel: (416) 300-2335
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