{
  "id": 3544139,
  "title": "Meet Alyssa Yu, 17, who modelled how two infections spread at once",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meet-alyssa-yu-17-who-modelled-how-two-infections-spread-at-once",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:37:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/meet-alyssa-yu-the-17-year-old-maryland-student-who-built-a-mathematical-model-for-what-happens-when-2-interacting-infections-spread-at-once-and-how-vaccination-could-target-the-resulting-hot-spots/articleshow/133545175.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A student from Maryland has developed an innovative model aimed at predicting the interactions of infectious diseases, effectively filling a critical gap in public health forecasting amid multiple outbreaks. Her groundbreaking research has garnered her recognition as a finalist in a national science competition. This mathematical framework could revolutionize the planning of focused vaccination…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}