Community based sero-epidemiological study of COVID19 to provide data in real time on age-stratified infection attack rates, disease severity and population-immunity, for guiding intervention policy
Grant Data
Project Title
Community based sero-epidemiological study of COVID19 to provide data in real time on age-stratified infection attack rates, disease severity and population-immunity, for guiding intervention policy
Principal Investigator
Professor Peiris, Joseph Sriyal Malik
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Yen Hui-Ling
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Ni Michael Yuxuan
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Perera Ranawaka Arachchige Prasad Mahendra
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Leung Gabriel Matthew
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Wu Joseph Tsz Kei
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Ip Dennis Kai Ming
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Mok Ka Pun
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Leung Sze Man Kathy
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
18
Start Date
2020-05-01
Amount
28029215
Conference Title
Community based sero-epidemiological study of COVID19 to provide data in real time on age-stratified infection attack rates, disease severity and population-immunity, for guiding intervention policy
Presentation Title
Keywords
age-stratified infection, disease severity, intervention policy, population-immunity, sero-epidemiological
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
COVID190126
Grant Type
Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Funding Year
2019
Status
On-going
Objectives
a. define age-stratified infection attack rates (IAR) and relate IAR to Hospital Authority date-base of COVID19 hospitalization rates, intensive-care-unit (ICU) admissions and fatality risks to characterize the true severity of infection at population scale. b. assess development and duration of population immunity. c. synthesise these data-streams to provide an additional evidence-base for policy on control measures.