Modelling the interplay of SARS-CoV-2 variants in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT: Many COVID-19 vaccines are proving to be highly effective to prevent severe disease and to diminish infections. Their uneven geographical distribution favors the appearance of new variants of concern, as the highly transmissible Delta variant, affecting particularly non-vaccinated people. It is important to device reliable models to analyze the spread of the different variants. A key factor is to consider the effects of vaccination as well as other measures used to contain the pandemic like social behaviour. The stochastic geographical model presented here, fulfills these requirements. It is based on an extended compartmental model that includes various strains and vaccination strategies, allowing to study the emergence and dynamics of the new COVID-19 variants. The model conveniently sepa

SUBMITTER: Barreiro NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature