Ihsan Kahveci, University of Washington. Talking about the Jab - Medical Professionals Expressions of Vaccine Hesitancy Online.

         Zack Almquist      Research Talk     

Ihsan Kahveci is a PhD student in Sociology at UW and is a fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research this fall. Abstract Medical doctors and nurses are one of the most important resources for vaccine information for the American public. When deciding whether or not to get vaccinated people look to medical professionals; they discuss care decisions with medical providers and they look to the opinions that medical professionals post online.

Nicholas Irons, University of Washington. Estimating SARS-CoV-2 infections from deaths, confirmed cases, tests, and random surveys.

         Zack Almquist      Research Talk     

Paper https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103272118 Bio Nicholas J. Irons is a PhD student in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington. His work applies Bayesian statistics to study the social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abstract The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 33 million people in the United States. Nationwide, over 600,000 have died in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has necessitated shutdowns of schools and sectors of the economy.

Welcome to CDWG

         Zack Almquist      Brown Bag      introductions

The first meeting of CDWG will be used to introduce its members and kick of Fall quarter CDWG. A general discussion of the goals of the group as well as upcoming topics in brown bag, professional development, research talks and workshops will be discussed.