Presenters: Daron Acemoglu (MIT), Victor Chernozhukov (MIT), Iván Werning (MIT), and Michael Whinston (MIT) Discussants: Ruth Faden (JHU Berman Institute of Bioethics) and Jessica Metcalf (Princeton University). Moderator: Mario Macis (JHU Carey Business School).
Presenters shared results from their recent study “A Multi-Risk SIR Model with Optimally Targeted Lockdown” which examines the potential impact of a targeted lockdown of older age groups in combination with other interventions to control the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Presentation of results will be followed by a discussion of epidemiologic and ethical considerations of age-targeted lockdowns. There were 230 live attendees.
