Freya Shearer

Inclusion of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in COVID-19 Public Health Research: Research Design Adaptations to Seek Different Perspectives in Victoria, Australia.

Lisa Gibbs, Alexander J Thomas, Alison Coelho, Adil Al-Qassas, Karen Block, Niamh Meagher, Limya Eisa, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Tianhui Ke, Phoebe Kerr, Edwin Jit Leung Kwong, Colin MacDougall, Deng Malith, Katitza Marinkovic Chavez, Deborah Osborne, David J Price, Freya Shearer, Mark Stoove, Kathryn Young, Yanqin Zhang, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  Int J Environ Res Public Health

Participation of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in public health research is often limited b..

A modelling approach to estimate the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 during periods of high, low, and zero case incidence.

Nick Golding, David J Price, Gerard Ryan, Jodie McVernon, James M McCaw, Freya M Shearer

Journal article  |  2023  |  Elife

Against a backdrop of widespread global transmission, a number of countries have successfully brought large outbreaks of COVID-19 ..

Real-time analysis of hospital length of stay in a mixed SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta epidemic in New South Wales, Australia

Ruarai JJ Tobin, James GG Wood, Duleepa Jayasundara, Grant Sara, Camelia RR Walker, Genevieve EE Martin, James MM McCaw, Freya MM Shearer, David JJ Price

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: The distribution of the duration that clinical cases of COVID-19 occupy hospital beds (the 'length of stay') is a key ..

COVID-19 in low-tolerance border quarantine systems: Impact of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2

Cameron Zachreson, Freya M Shearer, David J Price, Michael J Lydeamore, Jodie McVernon, James McCaw, Nicholas Geard

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENCE ADVANCES

In controlling transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the effectiveness of border quarantine strategies is a key con..

Rapid assessment of the risk of SARS-CoV-2 importation: case study and lessons learned

Freya M Shearer, James Walker, Nefel Tellioglu, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon, Andrew Black, Nicholas Geard

Journal article  |  2022  |  EPIDEMICS

During the early stages of an emerging disease outbreak, governments are required to make critical decisions on how to respond, de..

From Climate Change to Pandemics: Decision Science Can Help Scientists Have Impact

Christopher M Baker, Patricia T Campbell, Iadine Chades, Angela J Dean, Susan M Hester, Matthew H Holden, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon, Robert Moss, Freya M Shearer, Hugh P Possingham

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Scientific knowledge and advances are a cornerstone of modern society. They improve our understanding of the world we live in and ..

Mapping home internet activity during COVID-19 lockdown to identify occupation related inequalities

Cameron Zachreson, Erika Martino, Martin Tomko, Freya M Shearer, Rebecca Bentley, Nicholas Geard

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

During the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence has accumulated that movement restrictions enacted to combat virus spread produce disparate..

Development of an influenza pandemic decision support tool linking situational analytics to national response policy.

Freya M Shearer, Robert Moss, David J Price, Alexander E Zarebski, Peter G Ballard, Jodie McVernon, Joshua V Ross, James M McCaw

Journal article  |  2021  |  Epidemics: the journal of infectious disease dynamics

National influenza pandemic plans have evolved substantially over recent decades, as has the scientific research that underpins th..

Promoting Resilience While Mitigating Disease Transmission: An Australian COVID-19 Study

Freya M Shearer, Niamh Meagher, Katitza Marinkovic Chavez, Lauren Carpenter, Alana Pirrone, Phoebe Quinn, Eva Alisic, James M McCaw, Colin MacDougall, David J Price, Lisa Gibbs

Book Chapter  |  2021

Coronavirus Disease Model to Inform Transmission -Reducing Measures and Health System Preparedness, Australia

Robert Moss, James Wood, Damien Brown, Freya M Shearer, Andrew J Black, Kathryn Glass, Allen C Cheng, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon

Journal article  |  2020  |  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The ability of health systems to cope with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is of major concern. In preparation, we used clini..