Estimation of real-time clinical severity of COVID-19 and its impact on time-varying distributions of epidemiological characteristics using syndromic and viral load data in Hong Kong


Grant Data
Project Title
Estimation of real-time clinical severity of COVID-19 and its impact on time-varying distributions of epidemiological characteristics using syndromic and viral load data in Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Professor Ali, Sheikh Taslim   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Wang Lin   (Co-principal investigator)
Professor Wu Peng   (Co-principal investigator)
Dr Lau Eric Ho Yin   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John   (Co-principal investigator)
Dr Du Zhanwei   (Co-principal investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2023-08-01
Amount
1021680
Conference Title
Estimation of real-time clinical severity of COVID-19 and its impact on time-varying distributions of epidemiological characteristics using syndromic and viral load data in Hong Kong
Keywords
COVID-19, syndromic, viral load, risk factors, clinical severity
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
22210672
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund 2021
Funding Year
2022
Status
On-going
Objectives
We aim to (a) assess the risk factors of the clinical severity of COVID-19, (b) evaluate the time-varying measures of clinical severity for COVID-19, and (c) quantify the real-time impact of the severity on the time-varying interval estimates of epidemiological characteristics.