The impact of vaccination to control COVID-19 burden in the United States: A simulation modeling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vaccination programs aim to control the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the relative impacts of vaccine coverage, effectiveness, and capacity in the context of nonpharmaceutical interventions such as mask use and physical distancing on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are unclear. Our objective was to examine the impact of vaccination on the control of SARS-CoV-2 using our previously developed agent-based simulation model.

Methods

We applied our agent-based model to replicate COVID-19-related events in 1) Dane County, Wisconsin; 2) Milwaukee metropolitan area, Wisconsin; 3) New York City (NYC). We evaluated the impact of vaccination considering the proportion of the population vaccinated, probability that a vaccinated individual gains immunity, vaccination capacity, and adh

SUBMITTER: Alagoz O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279349 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature