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How the UW predicts the trajectory of Covid-19

caption: A model of the so-called curve of novel coronavirus infections.
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A model of the so-called curve of novel coronavirus infections.

Public health policy and decisions about everything from restaurants to schools are being made on the backs of modeling about the novel coronavirus’ infection rate. And one of those models is being made at the University of Washington.

Ali Mokdad is a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; he spoke about the latest numbers.

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