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Jeyaraj Vadiveloo

Jeyaraj Vadiveloo is the Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research at the University of Connecticut

Omandurar Medical College hospital staff gesture as an Indian Air Force helicopter drops flower petals to pay tribute to those involved in the fight against Covid-19 in Chennai in May 2020. (Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images)

CORONAVIRUS

29 JUN 2020

This simple model shows the importance of wearing masks and social distancing

This simple actuarial model uses general guidelines, rather than data and assumptions about Covid-19 specifically, to simulate the effect of safety protocols

Jeyaraj Vadiveloo

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