Transitioning from Host-Pathogen Dynamics to Social Interactions: Assessing Vaccination Strategies through the IABM Model
Опубликована: Июль 9, 2024
This
study
presents
extended
Immunity
Agent-Based
Model
(IABM)
simulations
to
evaluate
vaccination
strategies
in
controlling
the
spread
of
infectious
diseases.
The
application
IABM
analysis
configurations
is
innovative,
as
a
vaccinated
individual
can
be
infected
depending
on
how
their
immune
system
acts
against
invading
pathogen,
without
pre-established
infection
rate.
Analysis
at
microscopic
level
demonstrates
impact
responses
and
outcomes,
providing
more
realistic
representation
humoral
response
caused
by
affects
individual’s
defense.
At
macroscopic
level,
effects
different
population-wide
are
explored,
including
random
vaccination,
targeted
specific
demographic
groups,
spatially
focused
vaccination.
results
indicate
that
increased
rates
correlated
with
decreased
mortality
rates,
highlighting
importance
achieving
herd
immunity.
Furthermore,
vulnerable
populations
or
densely
populated
regions
prove
effective
reducing
disease
transmission
compared
randomly
distributed
presented
this
work
show
highly
crowded
efficient
epidemics
outbreaks.
Results
suggest
applying
only
densest
region
resulted
suppression
region,
less
intense
viral
areas
lower
population
densities.
Strategies
regions,
addition
being
number
dead
people,
reduce
costs
related
transportation,
storage,
distribution
doses
strategy.
Considering
that,
despite
scientific
efforts
consolidate
use
mass
accessibility,
affordability,
acceptability
vaccines
problems
persist,
investing
mitigate
such
issues
crucial
development
government
policies
make
immunization
systems
robust.
Язык: Английский
Role of Vaccination Strategies to Host-Pathogen Dynamics in Social Interactions
Entropy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(9), С. 739 - 739
Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024
This
study
presents
extended
Immunity
Agent-Based
Model
(IABM)
simulations
to
evaluate
vaccination
strategies
in
controlling
the
spread
of
infectious
diseases.
The
application
IABM
analysis
configurations
is
innovative,
as
a
vaccinated
individual
can
be
infected
depending
on
how
their
immune
system
acts
against
invading
pathogen,
without
pre-established
infection
rate.
Analysis
at
microscopic
level
demonstrates
impact
responses
and
outcomes,
providing
more
realistic
representation
humoral
response
caused
by
affects
individual's
defense.
At
macroscopic
level,
effects
different
population-wide
are
explored,
including
random
vaccination,
targeted
specific
demographic
groups,
spatially
focused
vaccination.
results
indicate
that
increased
rates
correlated
with
decreased
mortality
rates,
highlighting
importance
achieving
herd
immunity.
Furthermore,
vulnerable
populations
or
densely
populated
regions
prove
effective
reducing
disease
transmission
compared
randomly
distributed
presented
this
work
show
highly
crowded
efficient
epidemics
outbreaks.
Results
suggest
applying
only
densest
region
resulted
suppression
region,
less
intense
viral
areas
lower
population
densities.
Strategies
regions,
addition
being
number
dead
people,
reduce
costs
related
transportation,
storage,
distribution
doses
strategy.
Considering
that,
despite
scientific
efforts
consolidate
use
mass
accessibility,
affordability,
acceptability
vaccines
problems
persist,
investing
mitigate
such
issues
crucial
development
government
policies
make
immunization
systems
robust.
Язык: Английский