COVICAT Epidemiological Study
Type of project
Prospective epidemiological study
Brief summary and objectives
The COVICAT aims to evaluate the evolution of incidences of infection by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the Catalan population during 12 months through a prospective epidemiological study of populational cohorts established before the pandemic. The study is being carried out with 24,000 people who volunteered and who are already members of different populational cohorts in a collaboration between the GCAT Genomes for Life Project of the IGTP and two research groups from ISGlobal and the Hospital Clínic, Barcelona
Project leader
Manolis Kogevinas, ISGLobal
Project members
Rafa de Cid, GCAT, IGTP
Carla Dobaño, ISGlobal
Research Groups from Hospital Clínic, Barcelona