Publications by authors named "Katharina D Hauck"
Background: The underlying health status of populations was a major determinant of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly obesity prevalence. Mexico was one of the most severely affected countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and its obesity prevalence is among the highest in the world. It is unknown by how much the COVID-19 burden could have been reduced if systemic actions had been implemented to reduce excess weight in Mexico before the onset of the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To estimate the expected socio-economic value of booster vaccination in terms of averted deaths and averted closures of businesses and schools using simulation modelling.
Methods: The value of booster vaccination in Indonesia is estimated by comparing simulated societal costs under a twelve-month, 187-million-dose Moderna booster vaccination campaign to costs without boosters. The costs of an epidemic and its mitigation consist of lost lives, economic closures and lost education; cost-minimising non-pharmaceutical mitigation is chosen for each scenario.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation policies implemented in response to it have resulted in economic losses worldwide. Attempts to understand the relationship between economics and epidemiology has led to a new generation of integrated mathematical models. The data needs for these models transcend those of the individual fields, especially where human interaction patterns are closely linked with economic activity.
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- DAEDALUS is a model that combines the study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission with economic factors to find a balance between health and economic outcomes during a pandemic.
- It identifies specific strategies that allow the economy to produce while also controlling infections, ensuring hospitals aren't overwhelmed and essential services remain operational.
- In a case study of 63 sectors in the UK, DAEDALUS suggests that a targeted approach could lead to an economic gain of £161-193 billion compared to a complete lockdown of non-essential activities.
Background: There is little satisfactory evidence on the harm of safety incidents to patients, in terms of lost potential health and life-years.
Objective: To estimate the healthy life-years (HLYs) lost due to 6 incidents in English hospitals between the years 2005/2006 and 2009/2010, to compare burden across incidents, and estimate excess bed-days.
Research Design: The study used cross-sectional analysis of the medical records of all inpatients treated in 273 English hospitals.