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New paper out: Germany’s fourth COVID-19 wave was mainly driven by the unvaccinated

New paper out: Germany’s fourth COVID-19 wave was mainly driven by the unvaccinated

In this paper we use a recently developed approach (the contribution matrix method) in combination with epidemiological data to estimate the contribution of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations to the current COVID-19 effective reproduction number R in Germany.

Podcast: Das neue Berlin

Podcast: Das neue Berlin

Mit Dirk Brockmann und Heinz Bude über „undiszipliniertes“ Denken (the podcast is in German)

Dirk  @ Viertausendhertz Podcast

Dirk @ Viertausendhertz Podcast

Wie können wir die Komplexität der Welt besser begreifen? Klimakatastrophen, Verschwörungstheorien, Artensterben und Pandemien – anhand dieser überwältigenden Probleme könnte man schnell den Mut verlieren. Der Physiker und Komplexitätsforscher Dirk Brockmann blickt aus der Vogelperspektive auf diese Phänomene und fragt: Was haben Waldbrände mit Populismus, Vogelschwärme mit menschlichem Verhalten gemeinsam? Er macht Verbindungen sichtbar, die einen neuartigen Blick auf die Welt ermöglichen. Die fundamentale Erkenntnis: Überleben und Fortschritt funktionieren nur durch Kooperation. (the podcast is in German)

Preprint out: Enhancing global preparedness during an ongoing pandemic from partial and noisy data

Preprint out: Enhancing global preparedness during an ongoing pandemic from partial and noisy data

The preprint is available here: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.19.22278981v1.

Is testing at home sufficient? Self tests and official statistics

Is testing at home sufficient? Self tests and official statistics

In our recent analysis of data collected in the Corona Data Donation Project, we compared the officially reported cases of COVID-19 with what we obtain by self-reporting and surveys launched in the Data Donation Project. In a nutshell we found that both incidences coincide until April/May 2022. At that time both quantities started deviating substantially.

New Preprint Out: Modeling the impact of the Omicron infection wave in Germany

New Preprint Out: Modeling the impact of the Omicron infection wave in Germany

Abstract In November 2021, the first case of SARS-CoV-2 “variant of concern” (VOC) B.1.1.529 (“Omicron”) was reported in Germany, alongside global reports of reduced vaccine efficacy against infections with this variant.

Dirk  @ re:publica 22

Dirk @ re:publica 22

Dirk speaks at re:publica 22 about complexity, anti-disciplinary sciences, aphids that grow wings when infected with a virus, swarms, seeing the forest for the trees, synchronization and networks (the talk is in German)

Podcast: Let's talk change

Podcast: Let’s talk change

Prof. Dr. Dirk Brockmann: Was können wir aus der Komplexitätsforschung für soziale Kipppunkte lernen? (the podcast is in German)

New preprint: Estimating the distribution of COVID-19-susceptible, -recovered, and -vaccinated individuals in Germany up to April 2022

New preprint: Estimating the distribution of COVID-19-susceptible, -recovered, and -vaccinated individuals in Germany up to April 2022

The preprint is available here: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.04.19.22274030v1.

New preprint: Evidence for positive long- and short-term effects of vaccinations against COVID-19 in wearable sensor metrics -- Insights from the German Corona Data Donation Project

New preprint: Evidence for positive long- and short-term effects of vaccinations against COVID-19 in wearable sensor metrics – Insights from the German Corona Data Donation Project

In this paper we use physiological data collected in the German Data Donation Project (Datenspende) to investigate the differential impact of vaccination on the effect that a COVID-19 infection has on resting heart rate, physical activity and sleep.

New preprint: Rhythm of relationships in a social fish over the course of a full year in the wild

New preprint: Rhythm of relationships in a social fish over the course of a full year in the wild

The preprint is available here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.11.483964v1.

COVID-19 Publications

Most recent papers / preprints / documents / statements

German COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)-Welle 11 (12.05.2020)
PsychArchives
Risk perceptions down at pre-lockdown level, acceptance of measures related to worries aboutindividual economic situationRisk perceptions are still …
German COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)-Welle 11 (12.05.2020)
Coronavirus-Pandemie--Die Krise nachhaltig überwinden
Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina
Die Ausbreitung des SARS-CoV-2-Virus hat inzwischen auf alle Bereiche unserer Gesellschaft massive Auswirkungen. Angesichts der daraus resultierenden …
Coronavirus-Pandemie--Die Krise nachhaltig überwinden
German COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)-Welle 9 (28.04.2020)
PsychArchives
Mobility increases as risk perception decreases, perceptions of a second wave, exit strategies, vaccinationsRisk perception, fears and concerns …
German COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO)-Welle 9 (28.04.2020)

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