Evaluation of vaccine rollout strategies for emerging infectious diseases: A model-based approach including protection attitudes

ABSTRACT: Vaccine allocation strategies become crucial during vaccine shortages, especially in the face of potential outbreaks of new infectious diseases, as witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this, a specialized compartmental model is created, which simulates an emerging infectious disease similar to COVID-19. This model divides the population into different age groups and is used to compare various vaccine prioritisation approaches, aiming to minimize the total number of fatalities. The model is an improvement upon previous ones as it incorporates essential behavioural factors and is adapted to account for the protective effects of vaccination against both disease infection and transmission. It takes into account human behaviors such as mask-wearing and social distancing by utilizi

SUBMITTER: Paton M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature