The COVID-19 response illustrates that traditional academic reward structures and metrics do not reflect crucial contributions to modern science

• Adam J. Kucharski ,

  * E-mail: adam.kucharski@lshtm.ac.uk

  Affiliation Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-9421

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• Sebastian Funk,

  Affiliation Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2842-3406

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• Rosalind M. Eggo

  Affiliation Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-6717

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