Project: The Role of Environmental Determinants and Social Mobility in Viral Infection Transmission in Halifax [Funder: NSHA Research & Innovation, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, IWK Foundation, DGHF, RNS]

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • Funder

    Other Funders (Canada)
  • Principal Investigator

    Dr Yigit Aydede Yigit Aydede
  • Research Location

    Canada
  • Lead Research Institution

    Saint Mary's University
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Environmental stability of pathogen

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This study will analyze the relationships between COVID-19 transmission rates, meteorological and air quality, and the fluctuations in social mobility in Nova Scotia to allow for better calibration of spatial spread in simulation models that are used to inform policy making.