Usefulness of Electoral Models for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a remarkably accelerated development of vaccines worldwide. However, an effective distribution system is crucial for vaccination at a national level. Ecuador was one of the first Latin American countries to be most severely affected by the pandemic. It has been struggling to expand its vaccination drive and requires a strategy that provides an achievable vaccination rate and maintains its primary care services. This study aims to provide an efficient vaccination model to achieve herd immunity by utilizing the country's existing infrastructure (the centralized electoral system) for mass vaccination.

Recent findings

The national electoral data from 2017 and 2021 were used to create estimates for the propose

SUBMITTER: Hugo HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982305 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature