Overview
Availability
- Dr Sam Clifford is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Applied Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy of Atmospheric Science, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2021
Journal Article
The importance of supplementary immunisation activities to prevent measles outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
Mburu, C. N., Ojal, J., Chebet, R., Akech, D., Karia, B., Tuju, J., Sigilai, A., Abbas, K., Jit, M., Funk, S., Smits, G., van Gageldonk, P. G.M., van der Klis, F. R.M., Tabu, C., Nokes, D. J., Munday, James D., Pearson, Carl A. B., Procter, Simon R., Brady, Oliver, Simons, David, Lowe, Rachel, Edmunds, W. John, Sherratt, Katharine, Barnard, Rosanna C., Rosello, Alicia, Kucharski, Adam J., Sun, Fiona Yueqian, Bosse, Nikos I., Klepac, Petra ... Adetifa, Imo (2021). The importance of supplementary immunisation activities to prevent measles outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. BMC Medicine, 19 (1) 35, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-01906-9
2021
Journal Article
Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence
Davis, Emma L., Lucas, Tim C. D., Borlase, Anna, Pollington, Timothy M., Abbott, Sam, Ayabina, Diepreye, Crellen, Thomas, Hellewell, Joel, Pi, Li, Lowe, Rachel, Endo, Akira, Davies, Nicholas, Gore-Langton, Georgia R., Russell, Timothy W., Bosse, Nikos I., Quaife, Matthew, Kucharski, Adam J., Nightingale, Emily S., Pearson, Carl A. B., Gibbs, Hamish, O’Reilly, Kathleen, Jombart, Thibaut, Rees, Eleanor M., Deol, Arminder K., Hué, Stéphane, Auzenbergs, Megan, Houben, Rein M. G. J., Funk, Sebastian, Li, Yang ... Klepac, Petra (2021). Contact tracing is an imperfect tool for controlling COVID-19 transmission and relies on population adherence. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 5412, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25531-5
2021
Journal Article
Estimating the effectiveness of routine asymptomatic PCR testing at different frequencies for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections
Hellewell, Joel, Russell, Timothy W., Matthews, Rebecca, Severn, Abigail, Adam, Sajida, Enfield, Louise, McBride, Angela, Gärtner, Kathleen, Edwards, Sarah, Lorencatto, Fabiana, Michie, Susan, Manley, Ed, Shahmanesh, Maryam, Lukha, Hinal, Prymas, Paulina, McBain, Hazel, Shortman, Robert, Wood, Leigh, Davies, Claudia, Williams, Bethany, Sanchez, Emilie, Frampton, Daniel, Byott, Matthew, Paraskevopoulou, Stavroula M., Crayton, Elise, Meyer, Carly, Vora, Nina, Gkouleli, Triantafylia, Stoltenberg, Andrea ... Kucharski, Adam J. (2021). Estimating the effectiveness of routine asymptomatic PCR testing at different frequencies for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections. BMC Medicine, 19 (1) 106. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-01982-x
2021
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 infection risk during delivery of childhood vaccination campaigns: a modelling study
Procter, Simon R., Abbas, Kaja, Flasche, Stefan, Griffiths, Ulla, Hagedorn, Brittany, O’Reilly, Kathleen M., Waterlow, Naomi R., Villabona-Arenas, C. Julian, Munday, James D., Medley, Graham F., Lowe, Rachel, Mee, Paul, Liu, Yang, Gimma, Amy, van Zandvoort, Kevin, Hellewell, Joel, Tully, Damien C., Brady, Oliver, Auzenbergs, Megan, Knight, Gwenan M., Kucharski, Adam J., Barnard, Rosanna C., Waites, William, Edmunds, W. John, Bosse, Nikos I., Endo, Akira, Finch, Emilie, Russell, Timothy W., Chan, Yung-Wai Desmond ... Jit, Mark (2021). SARS-CoV-2 infection risk during delivery of childhood vaccination campaigns: a modelling study. BMC Medicine, 19 (1) 198, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02072-8
2021
Journal Article
A cross-sectional analysis of meteorological factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 409 cities across 26 countries
Sera, Francesco, Armstrong, Ben, Abbott, Sam, Meakin, Sophie, O’Reilly, Kathleen, von Borries, Rosa, Schneider, Rochelle, Royé, Dominic, Hashizume, Masahiro, Pascal, Mathilde, Tobias, Aurelio, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria, Hu, Wenbiao, Tong, Shilu, Lavigne, Eric, Correa, Patricia Matus, Meng, Xia, Kan, Haidong, Kynčl, Jan, Urban, Aleš, Orru, Hans, Ryti, Niilo R. I., Jaakkola, Jouni J. K., Cauchemez, Simon, Dallavalle, Marco, Schneider, Alexandra, Zeka, Ariana, Honda, Yasushi, Ng, Chris Fook Sheng ... Lowe, Rachel (2021). A cross-sectional analysis of meteorological factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 409 cities across 26 countries. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 5968, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25914-8
2021
Journal Article
Strategies to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 importation from international travellers: modelling estimations for the United Kingdom, July 2020
Clifford, Samuel, Quilty, Billy J., Russell, Timothy W., Liu, Yang, Chan, Yung-Wai D., Pearson, Carl A. B., Eggo, Rosalind M., Endo, Akira, CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, Flasche, Stefan and Edmunds, W. John (2021). Strategies to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 importation from international travellers: modelling estimations for the United Kingdom, July 2020. Eurosurveillance, 26 (39) 2001440, 1-10. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.39.2001440
2021
Journal Article
Implementation strategies for the first licensed dengue vaccine: a meeting report
Fongwen, Noah, Delrieu, Isabelle, Ham, Leong Hoe, Gubler, Duane J., Durbin, Anna, Ooi, Eng-Eong, Peeling, Rosanna W., Flasche, Stefan, Hartigan-Go, Kenneth, Clifford, Sam, Martinez, Carlos Torres, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Barnighausen, Till and Wilder-Smith, Annelies (2021). Implementation strategies for the first licensed dengue vaccine: a meeting report. Vaccine, 39 (34), 4759-4765. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.06.083
2021
Journal Article
The potential health and economic value of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alongside physical distancing in the UK: a transmission model-based future scenario analysis and economic evaluation
Sandmann, Frank G, Davies, Nicholas G, Vassall, Anna, Edmunds, W John, Jit, Mark, Sun, Fiona Yueqian, Villabona-Arenas, C Julian, Nightingale, Emily S, Showering, Alicia, Knight, Gwenan M, Sherratt, Katharine, Liu, Yang, Abbas, Kaja, Funk, Sebastian, Endo, Akira, Hellewell, Joel, Rosello, Alicia, Lowe, Rachel, Quaife, Matthew, Gimma, Amy, Brady, Oliver, Williams, Jack, Procter, Simon R, Eggo, Rosalind M, Chan, Yung-Wai Desmond, Munday, James D, Barnard, Rosanna C, Gore-Langton, Georgia R, Bosse, Nikos I ... Klepac, Petra (2021). The potential health and economic value of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alongside physical distancing in the UK: a transmission model-based future scenario analysis and economic evaluation. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21 (7), 962-974. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00079-7
2021
Journal Article
Estimation of country-level incidence of early-onset invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in infants using Bayesian methods
Gonçalves, Bronner P., Procter, Simon R., Clifford, Sam, Koukounari, Artemis, Paul, Proma, Lewin, Alexandra, Jit, Mark and Lawn, Joy (2021). Estimation of country-level incidence of early-onset invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in infants using Bayesian methods. PLOS Computational Biology, 17 (6) e1009001, e1009001-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009001
2021
Journal Article
The potential for vaccination-induced herd immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant
Hodgson, David, Flasche, Stefan, Jit, Mark, Kucharski, Adam J., Abbott, Sam, Edmunds, W. John, Davies, Nicholas G., Eggo, Rosalind M., Medley, Graham, Lei, Jiayao, Liu, Yang, Tully, Damien C., McCarthy, Ciara V., Mee, Paul, Endo, Akira, Hellewell, Joel, Funk, Sebastian, Jombart, Thibaut, Jafari, Yalda, Brady, Oliver, Prem, Kiesha, Krauer, Fabienne, Koltai, Mihaly, Waterlow, Naomi R., Russell, Timothy W., Meakin, Sophie R., O'Reilly, Kathleen, Bosse, Nikos I., Waites, William ... Procter, Simon R. (2021). The potential for vaccination-induced herd immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant. Eurosurveillance, 26 (20), 20. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.20.2100428
2021
Journal Article
Pre-vaccination testing could expand coverage of two-dose COVID vaccines
Pearson, Carl A. B., Clifford, Sam, Pulliam, Juliet R. C. and Eggo, Rosalind M. (2021). Pre-vaccination testing could expand coverage of two-dose COVID vaccines. Wellcome Open Research, 6 105, 1-6. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16835.1
2021
Journal Article
Quarantine and testing strategies in contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study
Quilty, Billy J., Clifford, Samuel, Hellewell, Joel, Russell, Timothy W., Kucharski, Adam J., Flasche, Stefan and Edmunds, W. John (2021). Quarantine and testing strategies in contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study. Lancet Public Health, 6 (3), E175-E183. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30308-x
2021
Journal Article
Effect of internationally imported cases on internal spread of COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study
Russell, Timothy W., Wu, Joseph T., Clifford, Sam, Edmunds, W. John, Kucharski, Adam J. and Jit, Mark (2021). Effect of internationally imported cases on internal spread of COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Public Health, 6 (1), E12-E20. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(20)30263-2
2020
Journal Article
Reconstructing the early global dynamics of under-ascertained COVID-19 cases and infections
Russell, Timothy W., Golding, Nick, Hellewell, Joel, Abbott, Sam, Wright, Lawrence, Pearson, Carl A. B., van Zandvoort, Kevin, Jarvis, Christopher I., Gibbs, Hamish, Liu, Yang, Eggo, Rosalind M., Edmunds, W. John, Kucharski, Adam J., Deol, Arminder K., Villabona-Arenas, C. Julian, Jombart, Thibaut, O’Reilly, Kathleen, Munday, James D., Meakin, Sophie R., Lowe, Rachel, Gimma, Amy, Endo, Akira, Nightingale, Emily S., Medley, Graham, Foss, Anna M., Knight, Gwenan M., Prem, Kiesha, Hué, Stéphane, Diamond, Charlie ... Gore-Langton, Georgia R. (2020). Reconstructing the early global dynamics of under-ascertained COVID-19 cases and infections. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 332, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01790-9
2020
Journal Article
Changing travel patterns in China during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
Gibbs, Hamish, Liu, Yang, Pearson, Carl A. B., Jarvis, Christopher I., Grundy, Chris, Quilty, Billy J., Diamond, Charlie, Simons, David, Gimma, Amy, Leclerc, Quentin J., Auzenbergs, Megan, Lowe, Rachel, O’Reilly, Kathleen, Quaife, Matthew, Hellewell, Joel, Knight, Gwenan M., Jombart, Thibaut, Klepac, Petra, Procter, Simon R., Deol, Arminder K., Rees, Eleanor M., Flasche, Stefan, Kucharski, Adam J., Abbott, Sam, Sun, Fiona Yueqian, Endo, Akira, Medley, Graham, Munday, James D., Meakin, Sophie R. ... Eggo, Rosalind M. (2020). Changing travel patterns in China during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Communications , 11 (1) 5012, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18783-0
2020
Journal Article
Designing a multi-layered surveillance approach to detecting SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study
Liu, Yang, Gong, Wenfeng, Clifford, Samuel, Sundaram, Maria E., CMMID COVID-19 Working Group, Jit, Mark, Flasche, Stefan and Klepac, Petra (2020). Designing a multi-layered surveillance approach to detecting SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study. Wellcome Open Research, 5 218, 1-18. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16256.1
2020
Journal Article
COVID-19 length of hospital stay: a systematic review and data synthesis
Rees, Eleanor M., Nightingale, Emily S., Jafari, Yalda, Waterlow, Naomi R., Clifford, Samuel, Pearson, Carl A. B., Jombart, Thibaut, Procter, Simon R. and Knight, Gwenan M. (2020). COVID-19 length of hospital stay: a systematic review and data synthesis. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 270. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01726-3
2020
Journal Article
The effect of travel restrictions on the geographical spread of COVID-19 between large cities in China: a modelling study
Quilty, Billy J., Diamond, Charlie, Liu, Yang, Gibbs, Hamish, Russell, Timothy W., Jarvis, Christopher I., Prem, Kiesha, Pearson, Carl A. B., Clifford, Samuel, Flasche, Stefan, CMMID COVID-19 working group, Emery, Jon C., Auzenbergs, Megan, Davies, Nicholas, Nightingale, Emily S., van Zandvoort, Kevin, Jombart, Thibaut, Deol, Arminder K., Edmunds, W. John, Hellewell, Joel, Funk, Sebastian, Abbott, Sam, Sun, Fiona, Endo, Akira, Rosello, Alicia, Gimma, Amy, Procter, Simon R., Bosse, Nikos I., O’Reilly, Kathleen ... Jit, Mark (2020). The effect of travel restrictions on the geographical spread of COVID-19 between large cities in China: a modelling study. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 259, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01712-9
2020
Journal Article
Effectiveness of interventions targeting air travellers for delaying local outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2
Clifford, Samuel, Pearson, Carl A. B., Klepac, Petra, Van Zandvoort, Kevin, Quilty, Billy J., CMMID COVID-19 working group, Eggo, Rosalind M. and Flasche, Stefan (2020). Effectiveness of interventions targeting air travellers for delaying local outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Travel Medicine, 27 (5) taaa068, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa068
2020
Journal Article
Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK
Jarvis, Christopher I., Van Zandvoort, Kevin, Gimma, Amy, Prem, Kiesha, Auzenbergs, Megan, O'Reilly, Kathleen, Medley, Graham, Emery, Jon C., Houben, Rein M. G. J., Davies, Nicholas, Nightingale, Emily S., Flasche, Stefan, Jombart, Thibaut, Hellewell, Joel, Abbott, Sam, Munday, James D., Bosse, Nikos I., Funk, Sebastian, Sun, Fiona, Endo, Akira, Rosello, Alicia, Procter, Simon R., Kucharski, Adam J., Russell, Timothy W., Knight, Gwen, Gibbs, Hamish, Leclerc, Quentin, Quilty, Billy J., Diamond, Charlie ... Edmunds, W. John (2020). Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK. BMC Medicine, 18 (1) 124, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01597-8
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