Comparing COVID-19 vaccine allocation strategies in India: A mathematical modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development and widespread use of an effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine could prevent substantial morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 and mitigate the secondary effects associated with non-pharmaceutical interventions.

Methods

We used an age-structured, expanded SEIR model with social contact matrices to assess age-specific vaccine allocation strategies in India. We used state-specific age structures and disease transmission coefficients estimated from confirmed incident cases of COVID-19 between 1 July and 31 August 2020. Simulations were used to investigate the relative reduction in mortality and morbidity of vaccine allocation strategies based on prioritizing different age groups, and the interactions of these strategies with concurrent non-pharmaceu

SUBMITTER: Foy BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834611 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature