Optimal selection of COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Philippines at the municipal level.

ABSTRACT: In this work, we present an approach to determine the optimal location of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination sites at the municipal level. We assume that each municipality is subdivided into smaller administrative units, which we refer to as barangays. The proposed method solves a minimization problem arising from a facility location problem, which is formulated based on the proximity of the vaccination sites to the barangays, the number of COVID-19 cases, and the population densities of the barangays. These objectives are formulated as a single optimization problem. As an alternative decision support tool, we develop a bi-objective optimization problem that considers distance and population coverage. Lastly, we propose a dynamic optimization approach that recalculates the opt

SUBMITTER: Cabanilla KI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9528907 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature