Benjamin J. Cowling

The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

7 Sassoon Road

Hong Kong

China

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Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Vaccine Effectiveness of Two and Three Doses of BNT162b2 and Coronavac Against COVID-19 in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Mar 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID-19 Vaccination Against Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Infection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Aug 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, vaccine effectiveness, asymptomatic infection, symptomatic infection

Epidemiology and Control of Two Epidemic Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Sep 2020
Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; transmission; epidemiology; social distancing measure

Epidemiology and Control of Two Epidemic Waves of SARS-CoV-2 in South Korea

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Oct 2020
Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Coronavirus, Korea, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, transmission, epidemiology, social distancing measure

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Comparative Cost-Effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategies

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Nov 2020
University of Texas at Austin, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA), The University of Hong Kong, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA), Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems (MOBS Lab), Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, Santa Fe Institute, Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Yale University - Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA) and University of Texas at Austin
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Antigen test, Testing frequency, Epidemiological model, Cost effectiveness

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Suppressing COVID-19 Transmission in Hong Kong: An Observational Study of the First Four Months

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Aug 2020
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong,, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka ShingFaculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; transmission; intervention; Hong Kong

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Reported Effectiveness of COVID-19 Booster Vaccines: A Systematic Review of Early Literature and Implications for Emerging Vaccination Policy

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Jun 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) - Centre for Infectious Disease Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, vaccine effectiveness, methods, epidemiology

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Self-Reported Reactogenicity of CoronaVac (Sinovac) Compared with Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioNTech): A Prospective Cohort Study with Intensive Monitoring

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Nov 2021
The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park - Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (D24H), The University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government - Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Government - Department of Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research and The University of Hong Kong - Centre for Safe Medication Practice and Research
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Community vaccination center, Covid-19, Pain, SARS-CoV-2, Self-reported adverse reactions, Severe allergic reactions, Systemic reactions

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Why Do Chinese Older Adults in Hong Kong Delay or Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination? A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Jun 2022
University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine resistance, grounded theory, older adults

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Cost Effective Proactive Testing Strategies During COVID-19 Mass Vaccination: A Modelling Study

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Jul 2021
University of Texas at Austin, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, The University of Hong Kong, University of Texas at Austin, Yale University, Northeastern University - Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems (MOBS Lab), Northeastern University, Departments of Population Health Sciences and of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Cornell Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness, Santa Fe Institute, Northeastern University, University of Maryland - Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and University of Texas at Austin
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Comparative Epidemiology of Outbreaks Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variants in China: An Observational Study

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Jan 2023
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19, transmission, SARS-CoV-2, Delta, Omicron

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Universal Community Nucleic Acid Testing for COVID-19 in Hong Kong Reveals Insights into Transmission Dynamics

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 May 2021
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Viral Kinetics of Symptomatic COVID-19 Cases Infected with the Ancestral Strain and Omicron BA.2

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Nov 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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A Reduction in Hospitalizations and Concurrent Increase in Mortality During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong, China

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Aug 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19, Hospitalization, Excess mortality, In-hospital mortality, Out-of-hospital mortality

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Temporal Changes in Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Among Adults in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 14 Dec 2021
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Pooling Samples as an Efficient Approach to Regular SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Residential Care Facilities

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jun 2021
Martina McMenamin, Benjamin J. Cowling and Peng Wu
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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COVID-19; Screening; Residential Elderly Facilities; Pooled testing

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Insights into COVID-19 Epidemiology and Control from Temporal Changes in Serial Interval Distributions in Hong Kong

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Oct 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Dalian Minzu University - College of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Using Secondary Cases to Characterize the Severity of an Emerging or Re-Emerging Infection

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 May 2021
Tim K. Tsang, Can Wang, Bingyi Yang, Simon Cauchemez and Benjamin J. Cowling
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Institut Pasteur - Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control
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Prediction of Upcoming Global Infection Burden of Influenza Seasons after Relaxation of Public Health and Social Measures for COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted: 22 Mar 2022
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics, Dalian Minzu University - College of Information and Communication Engineering, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Konyang University - Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Influenza Virus: Tracking, Predicting, and Forecasting

Annual Review of Public Health, Vol. 42, pp. 43-57, 2021, Vol. 42, pp. 43-57
Posted: 22 Jun 2021
Benjamin J. Cowling and Sheikh Taslim Ali
The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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Neighbourhood Income Inequality and Health Status in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Analysis

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 15 Jun 2007
Irene Wong, Benjamin J. Cowling, S. V. Lo and Gabriel Leung
University of Hong Kong - School of Public Health & Department of Community Medicine, The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Health, Welfare and Food Bureau and The University of Hong Kong - WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control

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income inequality, multi-level studies, self-perceived health status