Epidemiology
Assume you have conducted an investigation of the COVID-19 infections and vaccinations and you have obtained the following data (the data are hypothetical).
i. Complete the following table, using 2018 US population estimates of 331 million people to calculate the cumulative incidence for COVID-19 cases per 100,000 and report the absolute change in incidence. Summarize the geographic differences in incidence and change in incidence from March to April 2020.
State |
Reported new cases MARCH |
Incidence per 100,000 MARCH |
Reported new cases APRIL |
Incidence per 100,00 APRIL |
Change in incidence |
New York |
76,876 |
78,176 |
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New Jersey |
44,416 |
43,154 |
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Michigan |
18,970 |
18,900 |
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Louisiana |
16,284 |
19,713 |
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California |
15,865 |
15,991 |
ii. Create an epidemiological curve and describe the trend from the U.S. COVID-19 case data below. Ensure you note the peak for reported cases in the month of December.
Date |
Number of reported COVID-19 cases |
12/1/20 |
122,134 |
12/2/20 |
124,503 |
12/3/20 |
125,231 |
12/4/20 |
124,600 |
12/5/20 |
129,103 |
12/6/20 |
135,200 |
12/7/20 |
151,400 |
12/8/20 |
187,672 |
12/9/20 |
201,210 |
12/10/20 |
210, 300 |
12/11/20 |
189,200 |
12/12/20 |
187,690 |
12/13/20 |
184,300 |
12/14/20 |
179,200 |
12/15/20 |
171,230 |
12/16/20 |
168,993 |
12/17/20 |
166,789 |
12/18/20 |
177,698 |
12/19/20 |
162,230 |
12/20/20 |
151,330 |
12/21/20 |
148,932 |
12/22/20 |
140,771 |
12/23/20 |
138,389 |
iii. Consider a case-control study design to collect real world efficacy data on the COVID-19 vaccine. As the investigator in charge of this study, describe how you would select cases and controls. What are some ways you can limit bias in this study? Identify and describe any important confounding variables that you would consider exploring in the primary association between COVID-19 vaccination and acquisition of disease.
iv. Compute and interpret the Odds Ratio for the results of the case control study below.
Received COVID-19 Vaccine |
Cases |
Controls |
Total |
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Yes |
300 |
2,800 |
3,100 |
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No |
4,700 |
2,200 |
6,900 |
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5,000 |
10,000 |
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