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IHE CEO participates in study modelling COVID-19 projections in Alberta
IHE CEO, Dr. Chris McCabe, in his capacity as a health economics professor at the University of Alberta, participated in a study with colleagues from British Columbia: Dr. Caroline Colijn (SFU), Dr. Dean Karlen (UVic), Dr. Sarah Otto (UBC), Dr. Daniel Coombs (UBC), Dr. Eric Cytrynbaum (UBC), and Dr. Rob James (evidently.ca) which explores possible scenarios of the impact of COVID-19 on hospitalizations in Alberta in the fall of 2021. The report takes into account vaccination rates, efficacy of vaccines against transmission and the relationship between cases and hospital occupancy in Alberta and elsewhere. The modelling report was posted publicly on August 13th and resulted in a number of media reports. Note: modelling report(s) updated September 1st, 2021 (see below).
Report (s):
August 13th BC COVID-19 group report: “COVID-19 projections for Alberta's 4th wave” - https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/alberta-4th-wave/
September 1st – (updated) BC COVID-19 report: Projections for BC, Sask, and Alberta - https://bccovid-19group.ca/post/2021-09-01-report/
Media reports:
CTV – August 13, 2021 - link: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/independent-modelling-suggests-imminent-spike-in-alberta-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-1.5545904
Calgary Herald – August 14th, 2021 - https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/b-c-researchers-predict-large-alberta-fourth-wave-in-covid-modelling
For further information
John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economics,
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