High-Resolution Agent-Based Modeling of COVID-19 Spreading in a Small Town.

ABSTRACT: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities and the general population are striving to achieve a balance between safety and normalcy. Ever changing conditions call for the development of theory and simulation tools to finely describe multiple strata of society while supporting the evaluation of "what-if" scenarios. Particularly important is to assess the effectiveness of potential testing approaches and vaccination strategies. Here, an agent-based modeling platform is proposed to simulate the spreading of COVID-19 in small towns and cities, with a single-individual resolution. The platform is validated on real data from New Rochelle, NY-one of the first outbreaks registered in the United States. Supported by expert knowledge and informed by reported data, the model incorp

SUBMITTER: Truszkowska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995144 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature