id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-329534-deoyowto McBryde, Emma S. Role of modelling in COVID-19 policy development 2020-06-18 .txt text/plain 3143 155 42 Models have played an important role in policy development to address the COVID-19 outbreak from its emergence in China to the current global pandemic. Models have played an important role in policy development to address the COVID-19 outbreak from its emergence in China to the current global pandemic. In this paper, we describe ways in which models have influenced policy, from the early stages of the outbreak to the current date -and anticipate the future value of models in informing suppression efforts, vaccination programs and economic interventions. For COVID-19, strategies may differ between countries depending on the acuity of the epidemic, the age groups driving the infection or at higher risk for severe disease, and the age structure of the population. The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study. ./cache/cord-329534-deoyowto.txt ./txt/cord-329534-deoyowto.txt