Redefining the term 'Incubation Period' using large-scale digital data

Project Information

DCUBATION

Grant agreement ID: 949850

DOI

10.3030/949850

Project closed

EC signature date 13 January 2021

Start date 1 November 2020

End date 30 June 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 986 875,00

EU contribution

€ 1 986 875,00

Coordinated by

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Israel

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Self-Reported and Physiologic Reactions to Third BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 (Booster) Vaccine Dose

Author(s): Merav Mofaz, Matan Yechezkel, Grace Guan, Margaret L. Brandeau, Tal Patalon, Sivan Gazit, Dan Yamin, Erez Shmueli
Published in: Emerging Infectious diseases, 2022, ISSN 1080-6059
Publisher: CDC
DOI: 10.3201/eid2807.212330

Missing data imputation for wearable time series

Author(s): Yuewei Ling, Edan Shahmoon, Margaret L. Brandeau, Dan Yamin
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2026, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-71659-z

Terminating pandemics with smartwatches

Author(s): Märt Vesinurm, Martial Ndeffo-Mbah, Dan Yamin, Margaret L Brandeau
Published in: PNAS Nexus, Issue 4, 2025, ISSN 2752-6542
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf044

Enhancing randomized controlled trials through smartwatch-guided participant matching for infectious disease outcomes

Author(s): Edan Shahmoon, Matan Yechezkel, Shachar Snir, Marco V. Perez, Margaret L. Brandeau, Dan Yamin
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 16, 2026, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-52579-4

A multi-layer model for the early detection of COVID-19.

Author(s): Erez Shmueli; Erez Shmueli; Ronen Mansuri; Matan Porcilan; Tamar Amir; Lior Yosha; Matan Yechezkel; Tal Patalon; Sharon Handelman-Gotlib; Sivan Gazit; Dan Yamin
Published in: Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 1742-5662
Publisher: Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0284

Utilizing direct and indirect information to improve the COVID-19 vaccination booster scheduling

Author(s): Yotam Dery, Matan Yechezkel, Irad Ben-Gal, Dan Yamin
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58690-8

Prediction and detection of side effects severity following COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations: utilizing smartwatches and smartphones

Author(s): Yosi Levi, Margaret L. Brandeau, Erez Shmueli, Dan Yamin
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 14, 2024, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56561-w

BNT162b2 vaccination effectively prevents the rapid rise of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in high-risk populations in Israel

Author(s): Ariel Munitz, Matan Yechezkel, Yoav Dickstein, Dan Yamin , Motti Gerlic
Published in: Cell Reports Medicine, 2021, ISSN 1097-4172
Publisher: Elsevier

Comparison of physiological and clinical reactions to COVID-19 and influenza vaccination

Author(s): Matan Yechezkel, Gary Qian, Yosi Levi, Nadav Davidovitch, Erez Shmueli, Dan Yamin, Margaret L. Brandeau
Published in: Communications Medicine, Issue 4, 2024, ISSN 2730-664X
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00588-7

Safety of the fourth COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA (second booster) vaccine: a prospective and retrospective cohort study

Author(s): Matan, Yechezkel; Merav, Mofaz; Amichai, Painsky; Tal, Patalon; Sivan, Gazit; Erez, Shmueli; Dan, Yamin
Published in: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Issue 3, 2022, ISSN 0140-6736
Publisher: The Lancet Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00407-6

Changes in behavior and biomarkers during the diagnostic decision period for COVID-19, influenza, and group A streptococcus (GAS): a two-year prospective cohort study in Israel

Author(s): Shachar Snir, Yupeng Chen, Matan Yechezkel, Tal Patalon, Erez Shmueli, Margaret L. Brandeau, Dan Yamin
Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Issue 42, 2024, Page(s) 100934, ISSN 2666-7762
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.100934

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing severe COPD exacerbations and pneumonia before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

Author(s): Sophia Eilat Tsanani, Shani Yorav, Shlomit Yaron, Talish Razi, Matan Yechezkel, Ronen Arbel, Dan Yamin
Published in: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Issue 53, 2025, Page(s) 101307, ISSN 2666-7762
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101307

Early Oxygen Treatment Measurements Can Predict COVID-19 Mortality: A Preliminary Study

Author(s): Yosi Levi, Dan Yamin, Tomer Brandes, Erez Shmueli, Tal Patalon, Asaf Peretz, Sivan Gazit, Barak Nahir
Published in: Healthcare MDPI, 2022, ISSN 2227-9032
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Incremental benefit of high dose compared to standard dose influenza vaccine in reducing hospitalizations

Author(s): Shlomit Yaron, Matan Yechezkel, Dan Yamin, Talish Razi, Ilya Borochov, Erez Shmueli, Ronen Arbel, Doron Netzer
Published in: npj Vaccines, Issue 10, 2025, ISSN 2059-0105
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01065-5

Utilizing wearable sensors for continuous and highly-sensitive monitoring of reactions to the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Author(s): Yftach Gepner, Merav Mofaz, Shay Oved, Matan Yechezkel, Keren Constantini, Nir Goldstein, Arik Eisenkraft, Erez Shmueli, Dan Yamin
Published in: Communications Medicine (Commun Med), 2022, ISSN 2730-664X
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00090-y

Smartwatch-derived versus self-reported outcomes of physiological recovery after COVID-19, influenza, and group A streptococcus: a 2-year prospective cohort study

Author(s): Yosi Levi, Varun Gande, Erez Shmueli, Tal Patalon, Sivan Gazit, Margaret L Brandeau, Dan Yamin
Published in: The Lancet Digital Health, Issue 8, 2026, Page(s) 100956, ISSN 2589-7500
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.landig.2025.100956

Other (3)

Risk-Based Prioritization for COVID-19 Vaccination in the Post-Emergency Phase

Author(s): Matan Yechezkel, Jeremy Samuel Faust, Doron Netzer, Talish Razi-Benita, Erez Shmueli, Ronen Arbel, Dan Yamin
Published in: 2026
Publisher: openRxiv
DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.18.25340522

Risk-based vaccination reveals marked heterogeneity in the clinical benefit of PCV20

Author(s): Hila Markovits, Yarden Jordi Cohen, Daniel Grupel, Ruth Goldstein, Hagit Goldenstein, Naama Katz Hanein, T. Razi, Yochai Schonmann, R. Arbel, Doron Netzer, Sophia Eilat Tsanani, Dan Yamin
Published in: 2026
Publisher: openRxiv
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.31.26361811

Wearable Technologies for Vaccines and Therapeutics in Infectious Diseases: A Scoping Review

Author(s): Edan Shahmoon, Dan Nemet, Dan Yamin
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10445370/v1

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Higher sensitivity monitoring of reactions to COVID-19 vaccination using smartwatches

Author(s): Grace Guan, Merav Mofaz, Gary Qian, Tal Patalon, Erez Shmueli, Dan Yamin , Margaret L. Brandeau
Published in: NPJ digital medicine, 2022, ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group