Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in the post-vaccination period in Korea: a rapid assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a tremendous impact on public health and socioeconomic conditions globally. Although non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing effectively reduced the incidence of COVID-19, especially in Korea, demand for vaccination has increased to minimize the social costs of NPIs. This study estimated the potential benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in Korea.

Methods

A mathematical model with vaccinated-susceptible-latent-infectious-recovered compartments was used to simulate the COVID-19 epidemic. The compartments were stratified into age groups of 0-19 years, 20-59 years, and 60 years or older. Based on the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency national vaccination plan for the second quarter of 2021, a

SUBMITTER: Min KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289478 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature