Using mathematics to understand and communicate about the corona-pandemic in Denmark

Due to an effective control of the initial corona-epidemic, no appreciable susceptible depletion occurred in Denmark until January 2022. Still the basic SIR-type epidemic models provided a useful basis for thinking about epidemic mitigation as well as for communicating to decision makers and the general public. I will gives examples of how epidemic models influenced the Danish mitigation strategy during the period where vaccines were not available. Disease transmission in human populations can not be subject to experimentation. This imposes limitations on how models may be used and interpreted.

This talk is organised by the Danish Mathematical Society and is open to its members